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Oregon Works To Improve Trains For People

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Oregon has been steadily building ridership on Amtrak's "Cascadia Corridor" from Eugene north to Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC. 

But the population of the surrounding valley is expected to continue rapid growth for decades, so some decisions need to be made about passenger trains and where they'll travel. 

The preference is to expand capacity on the existing line, but the state is taking input in an online open house until November 22nd. 

Jim Cox, the state's Passenger Rail Project Manager, joins us for an update. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.