Willamette Valley (train)

Willamette Valley
The inaugural Willamette Valley breaks through a paper barrier at Portland Union Station in August 1980
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusFormer
LocaleOregon
First serviceAugust 3, 1980
Last serviceDecember 31, 1981
SuccessorAmtrak Cascades
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Ridership170 daily passengers[1]
Route
TerminiPortland Union Station
Distance travelled126 mi (203 km)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Willamette Valley, also known as the Willamette Valley Express, was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Portland, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon, in the early 1980s. The name came from the Willamette Valley region which the train ran through.[2]

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