Preservation: Remember the Alamo
Categories: Preservation: You Can Help
By: Mark Boardman 11/01/2007
Where’s the Train?
The “Spirit of Washington” Dinner Train is back on track—a different track.
Since 1992, the train has carried passengers on a roughly three-hour trip from Renton, Washington, through the mountains and back. But highway construction tore down a trestle on the route and threatened the future of the “Spirit.”
Subscriber Howard Peretti in Burien notified us, having heard the worst, that the train had stopped running completely. Rest assured, Howard, owner Eric Temple wasn’t having any of that. He worked out a deal with the city of Tacoma. The train now runs from that city to Lake Kapowsin, with great views of Mount Rainier throughout the trip. To see if it’s a smooth ride, the train will run for a 10-month test period. 800-876-RAIL • spiritofwashingtondinnertrain.com
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