Category Archives: BNSF

  1. There’s No Path Forward for Ultra High-Speed Rail in Washington State; We Are Better Off For It.

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    January 20, 2022 by seradt

    Note: See the ArcGIS map of the Central Washington High-Speed Line, which supports a routine design speed of 125 mph …
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  2. Fast Trains to Olympia: A Mapped, Annotated Extension Proposal.

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    October 9, 2015 by seradt

    COMPLETELY UPDATED: The February 19, 2017, technical updates to the SPIRE plan, linked here, which were further revised in official ArcGIS …
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  3. Improving Rail Mobility in the Puget Sound: A Mapped, Annotated Plan.

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    August 26, 2015 by seradt

    COMPLETELY UPDATED: The February 19, 2017, technical updates to the SPIRE plan, linked here, which were further revised in official ArcGIS …
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  4. The City of Lakewood and the Politics of “No!”

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    November 15, 2012 by seradt

    WSDOT has been ambitious with its long-term goals for a world-class intercity rail service between Portland and Seattle, while also …
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  5. The Cascades Context: The Absolute Mess That Is Modern American Passenger Railroading.

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    September 26, 2012 by seradt

    This blog, dedicated as it is to passenger railways, cities and politics, is particularly intent on covering the transformation of …
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