This route started with an average speed of 43 mph and 185,000 riders, and now is 53 mph with ridership growing to 740,000 last year. The following article details the same approach ODOT/ORDC are taking with NS & CSX regarding the 3C project, something newspapers like the Dispatch don't understand because they haven't sought a national context for it, let alone interviewed the freight railroads or the FRA to understand outcomes such as this.....
Agreement expected to lead to improved Amtrak Cascades service
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and BNSF signed an agreement that ultimately will result in more frequent and more reliable Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Portland.
The "Memorandum of Agreement" between WSDOT and BNSF clears the way for the state to begin initial work this fall using some of the $590 million in federal grants awarded to Washington in January. This money is part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) high-speed rail grants, administered by the Federal Railroad Administration.
The agreement sets the framework for the two organizations to deliver rail-improvement projects that achieve reliability and on-time performance goals for both passenger and freight rail service. This is important on rail lines shared by these two types of rail services.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.rtands.com/newsflash/agreement-expected-to-lead-to-improved-amtrak-cascades-service.html
Agreement expected to lead to improved Amtrak Cascades service
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and BNSF signed an agreement that ultimately will result in more frequent and more reliable Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Portland.
The "Memorandum of Agreement" between WSDOT and BNSF clears the way for the state to begin initial work this fall using some of the $590 million in federal grants awarded to Washington in January. This money is part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) high-speed rail grants, administered by the Federal Railroad Administration.
The agreement sets the framework for the two organizations to deliver rail-improvement projects that achieve reliability and on-time performance goals for both passenger and freight rail service. This is important on rail lines shared by these two types of rail services.
READ MORE AT:
http://www.rtands.com/newsflash/agreement-expected-to-lead-to-improved-amtrak-cascades-service.html
Ken Prendergast
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
Executive Director
All Aboard Ohio
12029 Clifton Blvd., Suite 505
Cleveland, OH 44107
(216) 288-4883
kenprendergast@allaboardohio.org
www.allaboardohio.org
