Willamette Valley (train)

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.

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
Route
TerminiPortland Union Station
Distance travelled126 mi (203 km)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
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