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Re: Trump Administration wants to cut service south of Eugene
Author: Coast star-late rider
Date: 08-28-2019 - 12:06
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.
An SF or Oakland to LA service on an under utilized coastline would be yuuge! I am for the cuts. If the states want service let them pay to keep it open.
But lets be honest. The coast starlight sucks. It’s always late and the service sucks. And its faster to drive.
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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.
An SF or Oakland to LA service on an under utilized coastline would be yuuge! I am for the cuts. If the states want service let them pay to keep it open.
But lets be honest. The coast starlight sucks. It’s always late and the service sucks. And its faster to drive.
