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ALT An aerial view of a major highway construction project cutting through an industrial and commercial zone.
ALT An aerial view of a major highway construction project cutting through an industrial and commercial zone.
ALT A pair of comfy business class seats are on either side of a wooden table aboard a new Amtrak Cascades Train.
ALT The interior of the cafe onboard the new Amtrak Cascade trains. Self-service options are visible, as is staff working behind the counter to provide hot food. The cafe is spacious and accessible.
ALT A look down the aisle of coach class, which includes accessible seating areas for passengers using wheelchairs. The seats are gray and the room around them is spacious.
ALT An incident response vehicle with a flashing yellow arrow sign directing traffic off the highway. Orange road cones in the foreground.
ALT Traffic being reduced to one lane and backed up along a highway. Orange road cones in the foreground.
ALT A map of Interstate 5 between Maytown and Olympia. A pop out box details a closure on the roadway as, "Wires down on I-5 both directions at milepost 97.22 near 113th Ave SW beginning at 11:15 am on September 25, 2026 until further notice. Road is closed."
ALT A new Amtrak Cascades train cruises up the tracks in style south of Tukwila with Mt. Rainier rising majestically in the background under a light blue sky with trees fringing the photo. The new train sports evergreen, mocha and cream colors with gold nugget accents. There are two headlights on below the windshield of the train.
ALT Under a beautiful blue sky, the Evergreen-colored nose of the new Amtrak Cascades cab car was captured expertly by Superfan Nathan Bofto on a July 2026 test run. Gold Nugget lines the sides of the windshield and Cream surrounds the Gold Nugget and lines the bottom of the windshield. The cab car sports an Amtrak Cascades logo on the tip of its nose. The photo is at an angle so you can see the left front corner of the cab car with the Amtrak Cascades logo, the engineer's door, and the beginning of the oversized windows of the passenger area. A Cascade Mountain perches perfectly atop the windows which are surrounded by Mocha color above a thick band of Cream.
ALT Under a beautiful blue sky, the Evergreen-colored nose of the new Amtrak Cascades cab car was captured expertly by Superfan Nathan Bofto on a July 2026 test run. Gold Nugget lines the sides of the windshield and Cream surrounds the Gold Nugget and lines the bottom of the windshield. The cab car sports an Amtrak Cascades logo on the tip of its nose. The photo is at an angle so you can see the left front corner of the cab car with the Amtrak Cascades logo, the engineer's door, and the beginning of the oversized windows of the passenger area. A Cascade Mountain perches perfectly atop the windows which are surrounded by Mocha color above a thick band of Cream.
ALT Map of US 101 in Jefferson County near Hood Canal. Text box reads: US 101 Both Directions. Description: Collision on US 101 both directions at milepost 310 near Duckabush Road beginning at 2:25 pm on August 21, 2026 until further notice. The roadway is closed.
