The cascadia high speed rail
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSIT CORRIDOR
   
 
Vancouver WA to Rose Quarter OR - Rose Quarter to Tualatin - Tualatin to Eugene
                        Vancouver WA to tacoma/Seattle Wa

 

 

 

Phase one; Vancouver WA to Rose Quarter OR.HSR Vancouver - Rose_04-03-13.pdf

 

Phase two; Rose Quarter to Tualatin       HSR Albina RQ Tualatin 03-29-2013.pdf

 

Phase three; Tualatin to Eugene  I-5 route HSR Tualatin-Eugene_03-28-2013.pdf

 

Albina - Union Station - Tualatin Route Alt. HSR Albina – Union Station – Tualatin Tunnel Route.pdf

 

Vancouver to Tacoma WA Section        HSR M M_Br. Perspective_Vancouver_02.pdf

 

Rose Quarter, OMSI  (Oaks Park) Tualatin "River Route"  HSR Line from Rose Quarter to Western Hill and Tualatin.pdf

 

Alt. route from OMSI toward Tualatin via 99E HSR 99 E_2.pdf

 

Eugene Station and Terminus    HSR Eugene_04.pdf

 

Vancouver WA Multi-Modal Bridge Perspective   HSR M M_Br. Perspective_Vancouver_03.pdf

 

Zug - Immensee Linie CH_SBB_Buonas Flyover_02.pdf

 

HSR Companies and Builders http://www.aecom.com/

For more detail, please go to links and see PowerPoint presentations. This website is continiung to be upgrated.

Note: Please notice that in the first phase stage ot the HSR corridor between Vancouver WA and the Rose Quarter we propose the Cascadia Multi-Modal Bridge that is 138' or more above the Columbia River. The bridge will be high enough to allow most all river traffic and still be low enough to not impede airport flight routes. Its planned to be 1.1+ mile west of the current I-5 bridge and west of the current BNSF rail bridge.

          

 

Sustainable Transportation for our NW People

How do we get from point A to point B in the most efficient manner possible? How do we get people out of gridlock and on the move again? For starters, intelligent traffic control systems contribute to helping traffic flow. They reduce fuel consumption, air pollution, and noise. They allow Cars-Trucks-Trains to stop less frequently by utilizing the proposed Cascadia Multi-Modal Bridge. Additionally, particularly in cities where space is limited, public transportation systems become increasingly important network's for connecting people and so do certain corridors i.e. in the NW. Trains in particular are an environment-friendly alternative to cars and airlines. The Siemens Velaro is a good example. This fourth generation high-speed train consumes only 0.14 gallons of fuel per seat per 100 miles.

Such mega projects i.e. as the proposed NW-HSR will require financial modeling - perhaps the Swiss can be of help, they have valid experience in such applications and can provided knowledge to create profitable outcomes.

The Pictures on the left show the general route of the Northwest proposed High Speed Rail Corridor and the Multi-Modal Bridge.

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