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Vancouver, WA 98660 (population, 174,826 (2016))
GPS: N 45.62876, W 122.68665 Amtrak Station map
Scanner: BNSF Road, 161.250; BNSF Walbridge Yard (Portland), 161.100; UP Albina Yard (Portland), 160.680
Railroads: BNSF Northwest Division, Fallbridge Sub; UP via trackage rights, Amtrak
Description: Vancouver offers busy BNSF, UP, Amtrak action at the Amtrak Station. The city is also the gateway
to the famed Columbia River Gorge via state route 14 which generally parallels the BNSF on the north side of the
Columbia River.
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 80 prox.
Nearby RR stuff: Portland OR
Breakfast: Joe Brown's Café, 817 Main St, N 45.62781, W 122.67164
Fast Food: McDonald's, 2110 E 4th Plain Blvd, N 45.63855, W 122.64853
Ice Cream: Dairy Queen, 2707 N, Main St, N 45.64125, W 122.67081
Pub and Grub: Low Bar, 809 Washington St, N 45.62763, W 122.67275; & Lot's More Downtown
Lodging: Best Western Inn of Vancouver, 11506 NE 3rd St, N 45.62288, W 122.55428;
Comfort Inn & Suites, 401 E 13th St, N 45.63102, W 122.66721
TRAINS Article: February 2018
Visitor's Center: Vancouver Regional Visitors Information Center, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA
GPS: N 45.62876, W 122.68665 Amtrak Station map
Scanner: BNSF Road, 161.250; BNSF Walbridge Yard (Portland), 161.100; UP Albina Yard (Portland), 160.680
Railroads: BNSF Northwest Division, Fallbridge Sub; UP via trackage rights, Amtrak
Description: Vancouver offers busy BNSF, UP, Amtrak action at the Amtrak Station. The city is also the gateway
to the famed Columbia River Gorge via state route 14 which generally parallels the BNSF on the north side of the
Columbia River.
Approximate # trains per 24 hours: 80 prox.
Nearby RR stuff: Portland OR
Breakfast: Joe Brown's Café, 817 Main St, N 45.62781, W 122.67164
Fast Food: McDonald's, 2110 E 4th Plain Blvd, N 45.63855, W 122.64853
Ice Cream: Dairy Queen, 2707 N, Main St, N 45.64125, W 122.67081
Pub and Grub: Low Bar, 809 Washington St, N 45.62763, W 122.67275; & Lot's More Downtown
Lodging: Best Western Inn of Vancouver, 11506 NE 3rd St, N 45.62288, W 122.55428;
Comfort Inn & Suites, 401 E 13th St, N 45.63102, W 122.66721
TRAINS Article: February 2018
Visitor's Center: Vancouver Regional Visitors Information Center, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA
