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Re: Wash. State, Yakima passenger route study
Author: Sagebrush Annie
Date: 11-13-2023 - 13:42
dot Wrote:
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> the study found the route would take eight hours and 35 minutes between Spokane and Seattle;
Cue the comments from non-railfans where they proclaim, "Hell, I can drive it faster."
> would have a maximum annual ridership between 205,000 and 215,000;
Hard to say. A lot would depend on the price of gasoline and if the airlines are having a fare war.
> and infrastructure such as track enhancements and station upgrades would cost from $70 million to $100 million.
So that means nothing will happen other than maybe another study being conducted a few years from now. Just one more study so a consultant can pay college tuition for his kid. The Consultant Industrial Complex strikes again.
BTW, This article and study doesn't have anything to do with the Yakima Valley Transportation / UP / trolley operation.
Just because the word "Yakima" is used doesn't necessarily mean all the traction/pipe organ fruits should start sporting wood.
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> the study found the route would take eight hours and 35 minutes between Spokane and Seattle;
Cue the comments from non-railfans where they proclaim, "Hell, I can drive it faster."
> would have a maximum annual ridership between 205,000 and 215,000;
Hard to say. A lot would depend on the price of gasoline and if the airlines are having a fare war.
> and infrastructure such as track enhancements and station upgrades would cost from $70 million to $100 million.
So that means nothing will happen other than maybe another study being conducted a few years from now. Just one more study so a consultant can pay college tuition for his kid. The Consultant Industrial Complex strikes again.
BTW, This article and study doesn't have anything to do with the Yakima Valley Transportation / UP / trolley operation.
Just because the word "Yakima" is used doesn't necessarily mean all the traction/pipe organ fruits should start sporting wood.
