Spirit of Washington Dinner Train
The Spirit of Washington dinner train was a dinner train that operated for 15 years from Renton, Washington, with trips heading to Woodinville and back, and then for three months out of Tacoma, with trips heading from Tacoma to Lake Kapowsin near Mount Rainier. On October 29, 2007, the operators of the dinner train announced they would be shutting down the Tacoma route due to poor ridership.
History
The Spirit of Washington dinner train operated for 15 years out of Renton on the
Although the operators had wished to move the train to run between Woodinville and Snohomish, negotiations broke down, causing the train to relocate to Tacoma. It operated from August 3, 2007, until October 28 with Tacoma as the starting point. It serviced central Pierce County, on the line going from Tacoma to Lake Kapowsin near Mount Rainier and back.[2]
Cancellation
Due to poor ticket sales after the move to Tacoma, the owners decided to pull the pilot project and close the train down. It was stored in
Footnotes
- ^ Plan envisions Renton-to-Snohomish hiking/biking trail; Announcement surprises dinner train owner Seattle P.I., May 16, 2005. Retrieved 2011 September 25
- ^ "Train Information". Spirit of Washington Dinner Train. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.
- ^ "Dinner Train closes up shop". KOMOTV / The Spirit of Washington dinner train. Retrieved 2007-10-30.