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Committee approves bill setting target goals for Amtrak Cascades service and annual reporting
Summary
A substitute to House Bill 18 37 passed out of committee after debate on balancing passenger rail targets with freight-rail constraints; the measure sets target goals for trip times, frequency and reliability and requires annual legislative reporting.
A House committee voted March 1 to report substitute House Bill 18 37, which sets target goals for Amtrak Cascades service between Portland and Vancouver, B.C., to the floor.
Sponsor Representative Reed said the bill reframes targets as target goals for minimum trip times, round trips per day and trip reliability and directs the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to prioritize those target goals in…
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