OTOL Pacific Northwest RailFest 2010 Lite
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July 18-23, 2010

Created 2/22/10; Updated 3/10/11

OTOL Pacific Northwest RailFest 2010 Lite took us to several cities in the Pacific Northwest, including Portland, OR, Tacoma, WA, Seattle, WA, and Vancouver, BC. What made the Fest "Lite" is that it began and ended in this region. Participants got to and from the area on their own. We rode Amtrak Cascades trains between the cities.

Some participants took Amtrak's Empire Builder and other trains across the country. For those itineraries, see the first menu below.

Sunday, 7/18/10
Rode Portland Streetcar line, Portland Aerial Tram, and Portland Vintage Streetcar. Did not ride Willamette Shore Trolley.

Monday, 7/19/10
Rode entire MAX light rail system, and WES commuter rail.

Tuesday, 7/20/10
Took Amtrak Cascades train from Portland to Seattle. Round trip on Central LINK to Sea-Tac Airport.

Wednesday, 7/21/10
Rode Seattle Streetcar, Seattle Center Monorail, Sounder South, and Tacoma LINK.

Thursday, 7/22/10
Took Amtrak Cascades to Vancouver, BC. Rode TransLink's entire SkyTrain system.

Friday, 7/23/10
Time for sightseeing. Took Amtrak Cascades to Seattle.

After six days on the rails, we have many fond memories of our time in the Pacific Northwest.










OTOL PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILFEST 2010 LITE
GENERAL PAGES
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List of PNW Lite participantsUpdated 11/18/10
Westbound/Northbound Amtrak trips
to the Fest
Updated 7/28/10
Eastbound/Southbound Amtrak trips
from the Fest
Updated 7/28/10
PNW Fest 2010 Lite ItineraryUpdated 6/7/13
Westbound trip itineraryUpdated 7/28/10
Eastbound trip itineraryUpdated 7/28/10
Border crossing issuesUpdated 7/28/10
Currency exchangeUpdated 7/28/10
Cell Phone Use in CanadaUpdated 4/30/10
RED SignalsUpdated 6/5/11
PORTLAND PAGES
SEATTLE & TACOMA PAGES
VANCOUVER PAGES





OTOL PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILFEST 2010 LITE
PORTLAND PAGES
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List of commuter rail linesUpdated 9/18/09
List of rail transit linesUpdated 9/18/09
List of historic streetcar linesUpdated 9/18/09
Portland linksUpdated 3/5/10
Portland scanner frequenciesUpdated 7/28/10





OTOL PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILFEST 2010 LITE
SEATTLE & TACOMA PAGES
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List of commuter rail linesUpdated 9/18/09
List of rail transit linesUpdated 9/18/09
List of streetcar linesUpdated 9/18/09
List of monorail linesUpdated 9/18/09
Seattle & Tacoma linksUpdated 3/5/10
Seattle & Tacoma scanner frequenciesUpdated 7/28/10





OTOL PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAILFEST 2010 LITE
VANCOUVER PAGES
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List of commuter rail linesUpdated 9/19/09
List of rail transit linesUpdated 9/19/09
Vancouver linksUpdated 3/5/10
Vancouver scanner frequenciesUpdated 7/28/10