Noel Weaver wrote:Maybe the best thing to do in this case is to run a daylight train between Seattle and Oakland in each direction.I've thought long and hard about such a proposal, and theoetically it could work (SP did it for many years!).
My question is, with the various slow orders, could such a train run reliably (or will the train arrive way too late for someone travelling the full extent of the route); and is there really a market for someone wanting to travel 12 hours on a train when they can do it for two hours on a plane, for the same price?
Where there are a lot of stations and a lot of different transportation needs, I can see such a service being successful; but once you leave Eugene going south, there isn't much for 360 miles until you get to Redding (except Klamath Falls).
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Erik Halstead - Portland, Oregon
Erik Halstead - Portland, Oregon