Cross-Border Amtrak Cascades Train Seattle - Vancouver - it feels like a “Prison Train”

Amtrak Cascades Train: № 516 From: Seattle King Street Station, Washington, United States To: Vancouver Pacific Central Station, British Columbia, Canada Via: Puget Sound, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Everett, Snohomish River, Stanwood, Mount Vernon, Chuckanut Bay, Bellingham, Blaine, New Westminster Bridge (Fraser River) Border United States/Canada: Blaine(Gr) / Peace Arch Park Used Railroads: BNSF Railway Northern Transcon, Scenic Subdivision, Bellingham Subdivision, New Westminster Subdivision, Canadian National Railway Travel Class: Coach (Second Class) Coach no.: no assigned seating Train operator: Amtrak Cascades, WSDOT Railcar Model: Horizon / Comet, built by Bombardier Transportation in the late 1980s Price: USD 82 Booked on: amtrak.com Scheduled time of departure from Seattle, WA: 07h50 PT Scheduled time of arrival in Vancouver, BA: 11h50 PT Scheduled Travel time: 4 hours Arrival delay into Vancouver: 24 minutes (12h14 PT) Railway Distance: approx. 253 km Travel season: August 2023 Diesel Locomotive: Siemens Charger SC-44 #1407 Owned by: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Built by: Siemens Mobility, Sacramento, California Music Credits: Connection by IMG https://musicvine.com/track/img/conne... 00:00 Preview Summary 02:52 Seattle Link Light Rail 04:19 Seattle King Street Station 06:40 Amtrak Cascades Horizon Railcars 08:52 Scenic Subdivision: Seattle - Edmonds 11:41 Puget Sound: Edmonds - Everett 16:02 Everett - Mount Vernon 19:50 Mount Vernon - Bellingham 23:41 Salish Sea + Bistro Car 26:48 Border United States / Canada 29:13 Strait of Georgia 31:31 Fraser River (New Westminster Bridge) 35:40 Canadian Immigration (CBSA) + Pacific Central Station 39:02 Vancouver SkyTrain