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Panel hears bill to create passenger rail advisory committee for Amtrak Cascades and statewide service
Summary
House Bill 2092 would create a statutory passenger rail advisory committee to advise WSDOT on Amtrak Cascades and broader passenger-rail issues; advocates, disability groups and rail coalitions supported the measure and asked for statewide scope and explicit disability representation.
The House Transportation Committee heard House Bill 2092 on Jan. 15, which would establish a Washington State passenger rail advisory committee to provide formal, recurring user and stakeholder feedback to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Jennifer Harris, staff to the committee, briefed the proposal and described WSDOT’s current passenger-rail responsibilities, the Amtrak Cascades service and federal grants that have supported service planning. Harris said the bill sets targets for 2035 – including a minimum on‑time performance goal…
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