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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:31:10 -0500
From: Nat Case <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: carpool to NACIS (fwd)

I just checked into it: Amtrak is $49 round trip Seattle to Portland
for about a 3 1/2 hour trip, and there's an express bus from Sea-Tac
Airport to Union Station (5th & Jackson) in Portland:
http://www.soundtransit.org/stexpress/stexpresstimetables/570.htm

Thanks for the tip, Joanne. Should be helpful to the WAML folks as well...

Nat Case
Hedberg Maps

>From: Joanne M. Perry <[log in to unmask]>
>For general information -- the train (AMTRAK) from Seattle to Portland is
>very economical and takes just about the same time as the drive. They put
>the new high speed trains into service before I left Oregon 2 years ago and
>I was able to do the Albany to Seattle trip in 6 hours for $40 r/t, so
>going to Portland would be cheaper and take about 2 hours less.
>I don't know about getting from the airport to Amtrak however.
>Joanne Perry
>Penn State