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Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet

A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak's sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept.

Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet

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A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh.

Amtrak's sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept.

A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak's sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30.

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A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak's sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept.

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