Participate in the online survey and influence decades of future Amtrak Cascades passenger rail service. https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/24/amtrak-cascades-to-chart-next-20-years-of-service/

From @tlink Tacoma Link’s Theater District Station Reaches the End of the Line https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/26/tacoma-links-theater-district-station-reaches-the-end-of-the-line/

"A Portland [OR] facility that first entered the train-making business in 1919 on rails next to the Willamette River is poised to shut down in a few months." https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/25/portland-oregon-gunderson-train-plant-to-close/

"With more than 70 years of population growth, economic development, and technological advancement, regional intercity travel has been left to decay. Before leaping ahead to “ultra high-speed ground transportation” for the region, it might be worthwhile to reinforce the slower train which already exists…For travelers, each…barrier…to taking the train provides additional reasons to drive or fly instead." https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/21/in-2023-cascadia-rail-could-take-lessons-from-1953/

"The top rail official from the Biden administration said Friday that many state transportation departments need to beef up the number and expertise of the staff they have who handle rail projects, especially as the federal government looks to expand passenger service across the country." https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2023/01/state-governments-railroad-expertise-gap/382034/

"It's finally happening: Amtrak has kicked off the process of replacing bi-level Superliner equipment in long-distance service nationwide, issuing a request-for-information (RFI) to industry last month with a goal of getting a contracted procurement underway before the end of the year." https://railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/superliner-replacement-process-kicks-off/

This "mobility pyramid" is missing intercity non-car options like trains and buses.