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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jp1822: [QB] I've been told by several sources that the new trainsets are basically going to allow Amtrak to operate more trains between Seattle and Portland. So it seems that these Oregon trainsets were purchased largely to preserve existing service south of Portland to Eugene. I'd love to see better train schedules on the Portland to Eugene segment, and even an additional frequency, but I don't think that is in the cards. Moreover, I've also heard that the Portland to Seattle corridor will be hitting its limit with the number of trains BNSF will allow. So for example, if Oregon and Washington were to buy the Wisconsin Talgos, I am not sure they could continue to augment Amtrak Cascade Service. One suggestion was to run either a daylight train to/from Portland and an eastern point somewhere on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, or run a daylight train to/from Seattle and Spokane (opposite the Empire Builder). I was surprised about the suggestion to run on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, but this actually came from a UP engineer who was on the Coast Starlight..... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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