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The Eastside railroad was particularly well suited for use as the core of a low cost and environment-friendly regional commuter rail service. This is because it paralleled I-405, which is the most congested freeway in the entire Northwest, and passed through or near most major destinations on the rapidly growing Eastside. Because the tracks were in fair-to-good condition, an initial, pilot commuter service using state-of-the-art DMUs could have been launched on the railroad in just a few months. And a full-scale commuter service, with trains running over existing tracks all the way to Everett and beyond in the north and to Tacoma and beyond in the south, could have been in operation in two years or less.
To learn more about the Eastside Railroad please visit:
The Eastside Railroad
About Eastside Rail Now!
The Great I-405 Boondoggle
How Rail on the Eastside
Can Help Fight Global Warming
The Eastside Railroad and Regional Resilience
King County Executive Ron Sims' KUOW Interview
Ron Sims' Urgent Plea to Scrap the Railroad Immediately
Downtown Bellevue's Grand Esplanade,
FAQ: Downtown Bellevue's Grand Esplanade,
Proposed Extension to the UW Bothell Campus
Bellevue-Overlake-Microsoft-Redmond Connector Line
The PSRC Study
Scenes Along the Eastside Railroad
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