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Old Posted Aug 19, 2011, 4:14 AM
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2nd Train from Seattle to be made permanent!

Late train from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., to stay on track
By Charla Bear

http://www.kplu.org/post/late-train-...-bc-stay-track

The late train from Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia, will no longer be coming to a stop.

The nightly service was scheduled to end on October 31, when Canadian officials said they expected Amtrak to start paying for the extra border staff it requires. The Canada Border Services Agency wanted $1500 a day to compensate for keeping patrol agents around later into the evening, according to Railway Age Magazine:
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