Vancover Washington State Railfanning Talgo 8 Amtrak Cascades

Amtrak Cascades train 580 Vancouver British Columbia to Portland Union Station. Talgo 8 train set one extremely rare Talgo 8 train set. There is not many Talgo 8 train sets still active it felt great seeing one. The only Talgo 8 train sets are on the Cascades operating between Portland and Vancouver British Columbia and Seattle. This is the only Talgo in all of Amtrak fleet the 2 Talgo 8 trains on the Cascades. The Talgo 8 train set operating train 580 from Vancover British Columbia to Portland Union Station is Mount Jefferson. The 2nd Talgo 8 train set on the Cascades is Mount Bachelor. The only other place that is currently operating Talgo 8 train sets is AVLO RENFE in Spain from Barcelona to Madrid. It was fun seeing the Talgo 8 train set there is not many left in service. Designed for speeds reaching 250 miles per hour. The Amtrak Cascades tops off at 70 mph. Manufactured by Patentes Talgo a Spanish train company.