Ultra high-speed train has the potential to transform the Pacific Northwest

 Wednesday, August 16, 2023 

A team of Washington Democrats is calling for the federal government to help fund a high–speed rail line that would travel up to 250 miles per hour and stretch from Canada to Oregon.

Washington’s Congressional delegation said its ambitious Cascada High–Speed Rail proposal has the ‘potential to transform the Pacific Northwest’ in a Tuesday letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

The Cascadia rail line would connect Vancouver, British Columbia to Seattle to Portland, according to the delegation.

In the letter, the Democrats argued the project would lead to better access to jobs, affordable housing, climate initiatives, shared resources, increased tourism, and economic growth for the Pacific Northwest region.

At 250 miles per hour, a rider using the high–speed service would travel from Vancouver to Portland in under two hours.

A rider could travel from Seattle to Portland in under an hour. The top speed of 250 mph for the project is faster than other rail services on the horizon in North America.

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