ODOT is in the midst of planning for 4 additional runs on the Eugene-Portland section of the Cascades run. This would give 7 when the Starlight is included.

Maybe after they get this figured out they can plan on extending a couple runs further south. Places like Roseburg, Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland are ripe for this kind of stuff.

[www.oregonpassengerrail.org]


J Mann Wrote:
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> BOB2 - I never said you didn't support frequent
> passenger service. Except for that one sentence
> you answered my question well.
>
> Your proposed passenger operations are
> interesting. Running a train over the CORP tracks
> would make sense here in Oregon. If you look at
> the population centers in Oregon it is all along
> the I5/original SP rail alignment corridor. Aside
> from K-Falls there's almost no-one living along
> the Cascade Route.
>
> Extending Capitol service to Chico and Redding
> would also make sense. Right now rail passenger
> service to Northern California is horrible. It's
> in the middle of the night. Giving people some
> mid-day options would be huge.
>
> California, Oregon and Washington should take over
> AMTRAK operation in their states (at least
> north-south operations). They have done pretty
> good with the Capitols, Cascades and San Joaquins.
> Makes you wonder what they can do jointly for a
> through service.