Tag: amtrak cascades

September 24, 2024

Taking the train to Portland with my kid and a folding bike

As something of a last hurrah before the school year began, my kid and I took a trip down to Portland for no purpose other than to have fun. So we needed to travel by what may be my favorite method: Taking the train with a folding bicycle. Our Brompton folding bike is not just…
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tagged: amtrak cascades, brompton, portland
July 1, 2021

Bad news for biking PNW travelers as BoltBus shuts down – UPDATED

MAJOR UPDATE: After posting yesterday and sending a question to FlixBus, the company announced that “ALL FlixBuses operating in the PNW are planned to have 🚲 racks available beginning July 14th!” This is big news. FlixBus operates lines all over Washington and Oregon (and maybe to British Columbia when Canadian travel reopens?), even going places…
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tagged: amtrak cascades, boltbus, flixbus
July 29, 2013

Amtrak Cascades trains can now carry more bikes

Amtrak’s Cascades trains can now carry ten bikes, a small but potentially trip-saving change for a route that connects some of the continent’s bikiest cities. The train connects Vancouver, BC, to Eugene, passing through Bellingham, Seattle and Portland. The fact that the train carries any non-boxed bikes at all is enough to make east coasters…
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tagged: amtrak cascades, portland, vancouver