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It's absolutely relevant. Is the idea simply to upgrade existing service (in which case - there should be no consideration of relocating the service, the stations are set in stone - literally - and thus this study was wasted time and effort!) Or is it to add new rail service - in which the prospect...

None of the issues raised here are beyond engineering solutions. Cities that the OE does not pass through that the UP line does pass through are irrelevant if they do not currently have an Amtrak station. The numbered list I provided is an assessment of how each of the parties at the table for this ...

This report was put together by one of the largest, oldest, and most respected private transportation engineering firms in the nation if not the world. Professionally trained engineers are far more likely to understand the costs and complications of construction than lay people and railfans. And bef...

Longest. Resto. Ever.

Okay maybe not really, but sometimes it seems like it's never going to be finished.

Oh, and a moderatorial side note. I do find bus service interesting now and then, but this is "Railroad.net" not "Busfoam.net", so lets redirect the conversation back towards rail before someone starts posting about the old bus fare zones or the bad A/C on the fishbowls we used t...

Yes, but commuter rail would only serve a handful of stations between Beaverton and Hillsboro...probably only one, at Aloha. Maybe a second stop at the Intel campus. But installing park-and-ride lots (which is central to the "success" of WES) is difficult to do in this corridor, especiall...

...and ironically the International Port of Coos Bay closed the deal the same day I posted the above, Friday March 13. A rather interesting day to start a new venture, too.

It finally looks like the International Port of Coos Bay will be successful in acquiring the entirety of the Coos Bay branch from the Central Oregon & Pacific. The last funding was lined up this week as part of the Omnibus bill in Congress that will allow the port to close their purchase offer b...

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/20 ... urn_o.html

What does the fleet currently consist of? Three powered cars and one trailer? Looking at youtube vids, it seems like a mix of one and two car trains running on the line. Correct. TMTC 1001-1003 (powered), plus TMTC 2001 (trailer). There is one "set" of a single powered car and a trailer, ...

A significant amount of the OE between Salem and Wilsonville is welded. There's no need to upgrade the bridge at Lake Oswego, at least not anymore than there was to upgrade the OE bridge over the Tualatin River that WES uses. (No changes to the bridge itself were made, despite significant paint and ...

ODOT is quite serious about a reroute possibility for Amtrak onto the OE between Portland and Salem. Naturally that would require some significant junction work. On the other hand, the OC station might close in favor of LO, who would likely have Prada design their platforms and Chihully do their lig...

Glad you enjoyed the ride and the event. We must have missed each other at the party. I didn't realize there'd be another RR.net member there.

Wednesday January 21st there will be a private VIP ceremony and run at about 2 PM. Following the 21st, runs will cease during mid-day. WES will begin at peak hours and on schedule as test trains only. Following that, on Friday Jan 30 will be a ceremonial public opening in Tigard. Regular service beg...

There's a VIP only celebration on the 21st that will include an excursion and a private event in Wilsonville at the maintenance center. After that the DMUs will begin running "simulated service" -- test runs not open to the public but operating on the actual schedules -- and then on Friday...