Washington State: Point Defiance Bypass testing, train travel update

From Tacoma Weekly; June 28, 2018

Following the derailment on an Amtrak train in DuPont on Dec. 18, 2017, Washington State Department of Transportation committed that positive train control (PTC) technology would be fully activated on the corridor before Amtrak Cascades trains return to the Point Defiance Bypass. This decision was made to be sensitive both to the people and communities involved in the incident and our ongoing passengers.

In the months following the derailment, Amtrak Cascades trains reverted to the old route along the water between Tacoma and Nisqually. Ridership on Amtrak Cascades has remained stable, with a 5 percent increase in riders this May, compared to May 2017.

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