[3] The new twice-daily service supplemented the long-distance Coast Starlight and added stops at Milwaukie and Woodburn.

[6] In early August the state legislature approved additional funds to keep the trains running through the end of 1981 amid concerns over a fare hike and falling ridership.

[7][8] Amtrak discontinued the Willamette Valley at the end of the year after Oregon declined to continue funding the trains.

[1] Multiple daily frequencies south of Portland would not return until October 30, 1994, when the Mount Rainier was extended to Eugene on a trial basis.

The Willamette Valley stops at East Milwaukie and Woodburn were never reinstated, though Oregon City station was added to the Amtrak Cascades in April 2004.