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<br /> .a ~ <br /> O~e~on to Washington High Sneed Rail Conidor <br /> Length: 464 miles (748 kilometers) from Vancouver, BC to Eugene <br /> Stations: Portland, Salem, Albany, and Eugene <br /> Sp ed: 125 - 150 MPH <br /> Es im~ted Cost: $450 million <br /> Pr posed Design <br /> aj~d Construction 6-8 years <br /> Addifional~ Facts <br /> Ac ording to the Oregon Department of Transportation, over 32,500 vehicles now <br /> tra el on I-5 everyday for commuting trips to the north of Eugene and <br /> Sp infield. <br /> Est mites for the next 20 years indicate that up to one million more people will move <br /> int the Willamette valley. A drive up I-5 to Portland or Seattle could take twice <br /> as ong as it does now. <br /> If ecegssary improvements (one lane each way between Eugene and Portland) to I-S <br /> are made to meet the demand from the increase vehicle load on I-S over the next <br /> 20 tears, the bill would be $800 million ($6.4 million per mile). <br /> Ths Pacific Northwest High Speed Rial Corridor is eligible to share in more than $one <br /> billion in federal funds to develop high speed passenger rail service from Eugene to <br /> Vancouver, BC. The X2000 is the first of several trains being evaluated by ODOT, <br /> A1~TRAK, and federal rail officials. <br /> <br />