Amtrak deals with Cascades mechanical woes, snowbound California Zephyr

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A Series VI Talgo trainset is inside Amtrak’s Seattle maintenance facility for inspection supervised by Talgo on Aug. 27, 2013. Washington’s Department of Transportation cancelled Talgo’s maintenance contract and all Series VI trainsets were scrapped. Bob Johnston

SEATTLE — Amtrak maintenance issues that caused cancellation of Sounder commuter service spilled over into Cascades intercity departures, with buses substituting for Seattle-Eugene, Ore., service because of a shortage of serviceable equipment.

Meanwhile, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr tried to fight its way through a dangerous Nebraska blizzard — and lost.


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