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Whether you're concerned about the environment, job creation or ease of travel there is a lot to consider when it comes to the expansion of rail in the Pacific NW. As discussion of ultra high speed rail going from Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR moves closer to a reality we have to look at what opportunities might that provide for the rest of Oregon. With a massive investment from the Federal Government into passenger rail outside of the Northeast Corridor there is some discussion of higher speed conventional rail that can feed into the ultra high speed system.
Join us at 1pm on August 11 when Senator Gorsek participates in a panel on the Portland leg of All Aboard NW's Train Trek. To RSVP got to https://forms.gle/dJuK659YXVvtQ2ueA
All Aboard August: Returning Passenger Trains to a Station Near You
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has spoken about the "massive push" to reinstate Amtrak service to the Mountain and Pacific Northwest (restoring the historical North Coast Hiawatha and, hopefully, the Pioneer). He said that this is the best time for local communities to apply for route expansion under the Corridor Identification Program, which is part of the $66 billion expansion of US passenger rail..
Towns and cities in western Vermont have already moved on the opportunity. They are now welcoming a newly-reinstated passenger train service between Burlington and New York City for the first time since 1953. To make this happen, local communities, the state departments of transportation, and the federal government are working together to fund passenger rail improvements.
Does your community want to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity? All Aboard Northwest (AANW) will be traveling throughout the region in August to help towns and cities coordinate the local, state and national support needed to make seamless transportation happen.
Train Trek: August 11-26
Train Treks are a series of outreach and engagement meetings held in local communities throughout Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and Washington. AANW’s 2022 Train Trek is focused along the route of the former North Coast Hiawatha and Pioneer, where feasibility studies of potential restoration will shortly be conducted. Information and registration at https://traintrek.org.
Why Trains?
AANW envisions a future where every traveler is empowered to move across the Greater Northwest, while providing communities with economic, environmental and equity benefits.
Passenger trains serve the 30% of the population that does not drive because they are too old, too young, too poor, disabled, living in places not served by other forms of transportation, or are concerned about the future of the planet.
We will always need cars, especially in rural areas. But we need to ensure that our communities provide transportation access to those for whom driving is not an option.
About All Aboard Northwest
All Aboard Northwest advocates for the needs of rail passengers, especially on a regional scale over state lines, and coordinates with infrastructure and transportation interests to strengthen relationships between existing groups to bring economic, environmental, and equity benefits to our citizens. |
