Washington and Oregon are creating a new partnership and will develop a plan for managing passenger-rail service between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., as one continuous rail corridor rather than two separate state operations. Transportation officials for each state signed an agreement today as another step toward offering faster, more frequent Amtrak Cascades service.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/4_wa_or_integratedcorridor.htm
All Aboard Washington would like to remind our members of the fundraising request we sent out a couple weeks ago. If you are able to respond with an extra contribution before the end of 2011, we much appreciate it. Just click on the Donate button to the right.
The 2012 Legislative session could be an interesting one as our legislators and the governor have begun discussions about placing a transportation revenue package on the November 2012 ballot. All Aboard Washington will be working hard to ensure that any transportation package forwarded to the voters will be balanced and contain funding for the improvement and expansion of intercity passenger rail service throughout our state. We will also continue to push our policy of Flex and Fix on the mudslide issue so that our citizens can count on consistent and reliable Amtrak and Sounder service, and to continue working for service improvements on the Amtrak Cascades.
Thanks for your support.
At the November 19 general membership meeting in Centralia, two new members were added to the All Aboard Washington Board of Directors.
The new members are Karen Keller of Lacey and Louis Musso of Cle Elum.
Reelected to the Board were Jim Hamre of Puyallup, Stephanie Weber of Kirkland and Zack Willhoite of Puyallup.
Congratulations to our two new board members.
The Amtrak Cascades are conducting a survey about what kind of information passengers want to see on the overhead monitors. Take the survey and receive a 2 for 1 Amtrak Cascades coupon!
June 9th All Aboard Washington Meeting in Wenatchee
On June 9th, All Aboard Washington will have a meeting in Wenatchee at the Red Lion Hotel, 1225 N. Wenatchee Avenue, at 12:30 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-Wenatchee), minority leader of the state House Transportation Committee.
Topics of discussion will include freight rail and daytime passenger train service to central and eastern Washington from Seattle. A buffet with soups, salads, breads, dessert and beverage will be available for about $21, including tax and gratuity, with individual settlement. There is no cover for meeting, however we would like to give the hotel a reasonable count, If you can please RSVP to Lloyd Flem (LloydFlem @ AllAboardwashington.org (Remove the spaces)) by June 5th, however no one will be turned away!
(This is a change in city from what was published prior. Central Washington University’s commencement on the our meeting day nessitated the change)