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Jun 23, 2018 | 2:18 pm

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Originally Posted by CrazedZooChimp

Hi guys, I'm currently planning/considering using Amtrak for a return trip I'm taking from Seattle to San Jose in a couple months. I'm planning to break up the trip with a day in Portland, so I'm trying to decide whether to take a Cascades train for the first Seattle-Portland leg, or take the Starlight for that leg as well. I've only been on the Starlight once (and it was a short-ish SJC-SLO trip), and never been on the Cascade trains.

Any experts have a big preference on one over the other?

Personally, I'd look at schedules. There are a few Cascades between Seattle and Portland, but only one Starlight. So if you want to get a later start going to Portland, the Cascades is your choice.

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