Public comment is being solicited by the Oregon Department of Transportation on a draft environmental impact statement concerning a proposed passenger-rail service expansion between Portland and the Eugene-Springfield area.
Public hearings will be held in December in Oregon City, Albany, Salem and Eugene. Comments can also be posted on the agency’s website through Dec. 18.
The proposal outlines two routes for the 125-mile service.
One alternative is to use the existing Amtrak Cascades route while another route would be established along Interstate 5 between Springfield and Oregon City.
Oregon transportation officials and the Federal Railroad Administration have expressed a preference for the existing Cascades route.
ODOT has been studying ways to improve the frequency, convenience, speed and reliability of intercity passenger-rail service between Portland and Eugene.
Aside from Cascades Service trains, the route also is served by the Seattle-Los Angeles Coast Starlight.
Tags: Amtrak Cascades, Amtrak Coast Starlight, Eugene Oregon, Federal Railroad Administration, Oregon, Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland Oregon, Portland-Eugene corridor
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