The proposed passenger rail line would link Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC. The current Amtrak Cascades line follows a similar route but is limited to 79 mph.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation is set to receive a $49.7 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to study the possibility of a high-speed passenger rail line linking Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC, collectively referred to as the Cascadia megaregion.
The funding comes from the federal agency’s Corridor Identification and Development Program and will support “technical planning across the Cascadia region” and engagement with communities along the corridor, as well as exploring potential route
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