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It is vital that the Coos Bay Rail Line remain open, especially for the future. As the cost of energy and truck transportation increase, the need for rail service across the country will increase. The rail system in this county has been neglected since the 1950s and must be restored to provide future transportation needs for both freight and passenger service. Europe and Japan put our country to shame in regards to modern rail service.
We take Amtrak from Eugene to Seattle three to four times a year to visit family and to avoid the crowded highways. In the past, Amtrak trains were only full during the holidays, now they are full all the time. These trains cannot travel at their designed speeds due to poor track maintenance and must yield to freight trains causing delays.
It is sad to see all our money spent on highway reconstruction as more and more us cannot afford to travel on them due to the high cost of gas and the stress of driving. Public transportation, especially for an aging population, is needed now and rail service is the best way to satisfy that need.
Has anybody considered future excursion trains between Eugene and Coos Bay or even through Roseburg, Medford and beyond? Let’s think outside the automobile.
Mike Burke
Oakland
We take Amtrak from Eugene to Seattle three to four times a year to visit family and to avoid the crowded highways. In the past, Amtrak trains were only full during the holidays, now they are full all the time. These trains cannot travel at their designed speeds due to poor track maintenance and must yield to freight trains causing delays.
It is sad to see all our money spent on highway reconstruction as more and more us cannot afford to travel on them due to the high cost of gas and the stress of driving. Public transportation, especially for an aging population, is needed now and rail service is the best way to satisfy that need.
Has anybody considered future excursion trains between Eugene and Coos Bay or even through Roseburg, Medford and beyond? Let’s think outside the automobile.
Mike Burke
Oakland
