New Oregon City Station

[steve_relei]

Hopefully later this year, a new Amtrak station will open in Oregon City, Oregon, and it will serve the Cascades trains (the city does not expect the Starlight to stop). It will be just a platform, and people will have to buy tickets onboard the trains (or at travel agencies). The new station will be across from the End of the Oregon Trail Center. I hoping that thought will be made about better transit bus service to and from the station. It is quite a distance from the downtown proper and from Tri-Met's transit center. It is quite a walk for most people--especially in the usual Oregon rain, not to mention the night time arrivals and departures of two of the runs. Anyway, it is a start.

 

[amtrakadirondack]

I too would like to see many towns and cities opened for service, one of them is Oregon City, OR. Hopefully many more cities and trains are started.

 

[jccollins]

Maybe Amtrak will consider adding a QuikTrak ticketing machine at the station if it does enough business. These machines are the best!

 

[steve_relei]

Right now, Oregon City--and others in Oregon--are hoping that the Cascades trains will continue to be funded by the legislature. It's going to be tight if we do.

 

[amtrakadirondack]

I think that all states served by Amtrak should support every train, short or long distance.

 

[Amfleet]

Most of them do, its the federal government that is not supporting the states who support Amtrak.