Cascadia High Speed Rail, LLC
Our mission is to design, organize support and develop a high-speed and commuter express rail corridor in the beautiful countryside of the Pacific Northwest between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia. As a vital part of this new and dynamic transportation system, we suggest locations for station hubs to network with transit, buses, bikes, pedestrians and autos.
Cascadia High Speed Rail, LLC is a private for profit limited liability Company, the only one of its kind in the Northwest. Since 2007 it has developed a conceptual plan for a 460< miles high speed rail corridor in the right of ways of I-5, Union Pacific RR, Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR and other private/public lands. NW CHSR, LLC, will contact private parties, legislative members, mayors, governors and others, in an effort to secure private and public funds to pay for CHSR corridor development.
Cascadia High Speed Rail, LLC is a private for profit limited liability Company, the only one of its kind in the Northwest. Since 2007 it has developed a conceptual plan for a 460< miles high speed rail corridor in the right of ways of I-5, Union Pacific RR, Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR and other private/public lands. NW CHSR, LLC, will contact private parties, legislative members, mayors, governors and others, in an effort to secure private and public funds to pay for CHSR corridor development.
This new regional electric transportation system will highlight the Northwest as the environmental heartland for developing a proper energy efficient, fast, reliable, safe and frequent multi-connected transportation system that encourages pedestrian oriented development near the station hubs. Throughout history new transportation systems have influenced developers and new jobs where train stops occur. The NW CHSR plan will be the catalyst for the proper growth model hoped for by Governor Tom McCall and legislative leaders in 1973 when Senate Bill 100 was passed to discourage suburban sprawl in Oregon. Our plan is to encourage dense community growth at station areas that are connected to inter-city fast rail service and local transportation alternatives. As a model that other cities in America can emulate, it will significantly reduce our dependence on oil, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, remedy congestion conflicts while providing a safe, efficient and affordable transportation system that offers many opportunities to network or meet other travelers.
Our vision set a high standard for developing a state-of-the art dedicated double track advanced controlled system, elegant multi-modal train stations and top-of-the-line 220 mph "350 Km" electric trains connecting major cities. On the same high capacity corridor we will have 110 mph "177 Km" commuter express trains connecting smaller towns with coordinated schedules that will satisfy a high demand. Similar to other HSR systems worldwide, it will be a smooth comfortable ride, cutting travel time in half or less, without distress of driving or enduring airport body searches. Cascadia High Speed Rail will be a well connected transportation system unaffected by weather or congestion problems which will guarantee on time arrivals. This guarantee of uninterrupted arrival time can be promised because of the nearly flat corridor, with only slight curves, has no grade crossings and is not shared by private freight companies. In Japan where high-speed rail has been provided to the public for over 50 years, the system has a record of not being over a minute late while serving over 90 billion customer trips without a single fatality.