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Re: Trump Administration wants to cut service south of Eugene
Author: Erik H.
Date: 08-28-2019 - 22:29
les Wrote:
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> Of course nobody will ride a line that goes slower than a speeding tortoise-motive.
> Once they move the speeds to comparable auto speeds or better
Except there is virtually no way to fix the bottleneck that is Portland to Woodburn, unless you build atop the river, relocate the line somewhere else, or take out Highway 99E.
Even if you use the Oregon Electric you have the issue of getting trains off the OE and into Union Station using the UP through East Portland, or you have the issue of one station for north of Portland and one for south, which adds to travel time and decreases ridership. For a service that already struggles with ridership, that would not help matters.
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> Of course nobody will ride a line that goes slower than a speeding tortoise-motive.
> Once they move the speeds to comparable auto speeds or better
Except there is virtually no way to fix the bottleneck that is Portland to Woodburn, unless you build atop the river, relocate the line somewhere else, or take out Highway 99E.
Even if you use the Oregon Electric you have the issue of getting trains off the OE and into Union Station using the UP through East Portland, or you have the issue of one station for north of Portland and one for south, which adds to travel time and decreases ridership. For a service that already struggles with ridership, that would not help matters.
