OREGON STUDYING IMPROVEMENTS TO PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE A study is underway to look for ways to improve passenger rail service that serves urban communities from Portland to Eugene-Springfield. A series of six traditional and online open houses recently wrapped up in the study area, a 125-mile segment that is part of the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor stretching between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C. ODOT is studying how improved passenger rail service can address
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increased travel demands, especially as funding for highway projects is in decline. Current Amtrak Cascades service between Eugene and Portland includes two round trips per day, a two hour and 35 minute trip each way. Annual Amtrak Cascades ridership has grown significantly over the past five years. Over the next 25 years, the population of the Willamette Valley is expected to grow by approximately 25 percent and
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