Published December 2002

Amtrak begins commuter service at Everett Station

SCBJ Staff

Amtrak trains began servicing Everett Station in November, ending a run with the Bond Street station near the city’s waterfront and marking another milestone in the development of the regional transportation hub.

A ceremony was held Nov. 12 to mark the transition, with the Empire Builder, a Seattle-to-Chicago line, pulling into the station in the late afternoon.

With its arrival, Amtrak joins Greyhound, Community Transit and Everett Transit at the transportation center. And Sound Transit’s Sounder commuter rail train, with one round trip a day from Everett to Seattle, is still expected to begin at the station in December 2003.

Since opening in February at 3201 Smith Ave., Everett Station has become home not only to transportation agencies, but also to the University Center, WorkSource Everett and the Everett Station Cafe. And more than 60 events have been held in the station’s fourth-floor meeting and banquet room.

“The public has been so supportive of Everett Station and the multimodes of transportation there,” city spokeswoman Dale Preboski said recently. “And having Amtrak arrive now is clearly an important piece of that.”

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