Torrential rain in Washington and huge upper Midwest snowfalls have affected Empire Builder, Coast Starlight, Cascades. This has been brewing since Sunday.
Amtrak site Monday notes: + Empire Builder routes going east: Trains 8 and 28 originating on December 14 have been canceled. + Empire Builder routes going west: Trains 7 and 27 originating on December 14 have been canceled. + Coast Starlight (Seattle - Los Angeles) train + 11 (southbound) and train #14 (northbound) will originate and terminate in Portland. + Amtrak Cascades train service is suspended between Portland and Vancouver, BC.