On a related note, this brings me to a question about the cancellation of the Starlight that's been bouncing around in my head. I think I know the answer, but I'm hoping someone on the board might know for sure:
In looking at Google Earth, I'm seeing a rail line that heads south from Eugene, through Medford, and then over to Dunsmuir. In fact, NARP, in its recent
"Grid and Gateway" proposal, identifies this route as one of the new routes the nation needs to have in regular passenger service. If UP's engineers and geologists determine that it's going to take months and not weeks to get the track rebuilt, how likely is it that we may see a detoured Coast Starlight run the route through Medford, skipping stops in Chemult and Klamath Falls with passengers being bussed to/from there, and picking the line back up in Dunsmuir? It seems to be so straightforward to me that I'm guessing it's a matter of bad track conditions on the Medford line. Am I guessing correctly?