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Senate hears bill to set Amtrak Cascades speed, frequency and reliability targets by 2035
Summary
Senate Bill 5667 would set Amtrak Cascades service targets for 2035 — including a 2.5‑hour Seattle–Portland trip and minimum daily frequencies — and require WSDOT to prioritize projects and report progress annually.
Senate Bill 5667, which would establish interim Amtrak Cascades service targets and require WSDOT to prioritize projects and report progress, received a lengthy hearing before the Senate Transportation Committee on Feb. 25.
Committee staff explained the bill updates service goals first established in statute in 1993. The bill would require WSDOT to pursue by Feb. 1, 2035: two‑and‑a‑half‑hour travel times between Seattle and Portland with a minimum of 14 round trips daily; 2.75‑hour travel times between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, with at least five round trips daily; and a minimum system reliability of 88 percent on‑time performance. WSDOT must report progress to legislative transportation…
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