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Posted 22 September 2017 - 05:28 PM

From September 22 NARP

 

 

 

It’s been more than 30 years since Yakima County in Washington state has had access to passenger rail. John Bowen, a Geography Professor at Ellensburg University, believes now is the time to bring trains back to Central Washington. In a study conducted by Professor Bowen, he found that 90 percent of Yakima County residents said they would be willing to travel on a train at least once year. Bowen presented his findings at an All Aboard Washington summit, advocating for passenger rail in the state of Washington. Professor Bowen’s survey polled participants on which cities they lived closest to and the likelihood of whether or not they would use a train to travel to either end of the route. Yakima County Residents were willing to travel to Auburn, which is a 3½-hour trip from Yakima at $27 one way and $17 to get to Pasco in less than 2½ hours. The study used fares and travel times based on Amtrak’s Empire Builder line as a reference to generate potential costs and duration of travel.

 






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