U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Representatives Rick Larsen (D, WA-02), Derek Kilmer (D, WA-06), Marilyn Strickland (D, WA-10), Adam Smith (D, WA-09), Suzan DelBene (D, WA-01), and Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) released a joint statement to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $49.7 million for planning work for the proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project, which would link the Pacific Northwest’s major population centers, including Vancouver, B.C., Seattle, and Portland, with regular train service running at up to 250 mph.

  • @[email protected]
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    16 hours ago

    And right when the US is off the list for travel destinations due to horrible human rights. With the TSA skimming data from your phone I don’t think I even want to connect flights through America.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      115 hours ago

      I fail to see how your comment is relevant to an interstate high speed rail system.