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ONTARIO — It’s been more than 25 years since passenger rail service has existed from Ontario to Portland, but do you think Oregon Department of Transportation should study options to ....
LA GRANDE — All Aboard Northwest will be rolling into La Grande Saturday, Aug. 13, to host a 10 a.m. Train Trek meeting at the Cook Memorial Library. ....
LA GRANDE — All Aboard Northwest will be rolling into La Grande Saturday, Aug. 13, to host a 10 a.m. Train Trek meeting at the Cook Memorial Library. ....
“The destination-type employers haven’t matured in the corridor as quickly as had been projected,” Altstadt said. WES does have supportive riders who like the free WiFi, comfortable seats and consistent on-time record, Alstadt said, but attracting new riders has been challenging. The route runs along Portland & Western Railroad freight line through a mix of farmland, wetland and industrial areas. “If the WES line actually went from Wilsonville into Beaverton and into Downtown Portland, ridership would be a lot higher. But it had to go where the tracks already were,” said Altstadt, who said expanding the commuter rail downtown would be both extremely costly and a logistical challenge. ....
December 28 2020 New new date has been set for the meeting, which was canceled after elected officials and community groups called for a more public process. The TriMet Board of Directors has canceled a special meeting it scheduled for Wednesday to discuss how to replace General Manager Doug Kelsey, who had announced he is retiring when his contract ends in March 2021. TriMet has said it will conduct an international search for the next general manager. The Dec. 30 meeting was canceled after the board received letters from elected officials and advocacy groups in the region asking for more community involvement in the selection process. ....