Bruce Kelly Wrote:
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> Load 'em up on sidings or industrial trackage on
> either side of the Columbia River west of Pasco or
> Hinkle, then run 'em south through Oregon. That
> should help keep the added traffic away from some
> of the region's worst areas of congestion, and it
> would source from a water supply that otherwise
> drains a bajillion gallons into the Pacific
> anyway, so there should be minimal gripe from
> anyone claiming that their water supply is being
> robbed.

Not so fast there, you forgot about the fish huggers. They would certainly complain and object to anything that could even remotely affect the salmon runs. They have successfully in the past forced hydro power operators to run at reduced capacity to provide more water for fish, so taking even a small amount of water out of the river I’m sure would be met with objections.