This work is part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to deliver incremental and critical rail infrastructure improvements for emerging high-speed rail service. Work is underway on $800 million in rail improvements resulting in faster, more reliable Amtrak Cascades service. WSDOT invests in Amtrak Cascades and will add more trains in 2017 Two daily round trips between Eugene and Portland

Two daily round trips between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia Take the train.Ĭurrent daily round trip service includes:įour daily round trips between Portland and Seattle While the states coordinate responsibilities, Washington is chiefly responsible for the service in Washington and British Columbia, and Oregon is chiefly responsible for service in Oregon.Īmtrak Cascades trains connect 18 cities along the I-5 corridor including Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, BC, and Eugene, Oregon. Goal of Citizen Corps (CERT) and the City of Mercer Island is to make communities safer, more prepared, and more resilient.Ģ021 CERT classes are Virtual over Zoom Mondays starting April 19 from 6-8PM - Registration required.Amtrak Cascades is a service of the states of Washington and Oregon.ĭue to a Federal Act, since October of 2013, the ownership and management of Amtrak Cascades now sits fully with the states of Washington and Oregon. These groups can provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had the training and collect disaster intelligence that will assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources following a disaster.

Additionally, if a community wants to supplement its response capability after a disaster, civilians can be recruited and trained as neighborhood, business and government teams that, in essence, will be auxiliary responders. Individuals will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster. The CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is designed to educate citizens about disaster preparedness for the hazards where they live.

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