Forum: Taking the train must be made better travel alternative
State officials need to make the Amtrak Cascades route faster, increasing its value as an option to I-5.
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State officials need to make the Amtrak Cascades route faster, increasing its value as an option to I-5.
WSDOT is mulling boosting Amtrak Cascades service to 16 daily runs, but none of its options tackle the speed and reliability improvements to truly unlock the corridor's potential. A survey open through April 18 is an opportunity to push in that direction.
Amtrak Cascades earlier this month added two new round trips between Portland and Seattle for a total of six round trips a day.
Additional grant funding was awarded to develop a long-term plan for the Cascades route.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A body was recovered from Johnson Creek on Tuesday after crews tried to rescue someone Monday morning during a major storm, authorities said. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KOIN 6 News on Wednesday that the agency’s Dive Team recovered the body, and that the body has been transferred to […]