Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Amtrak in the California-Oregon-Washington corridor with its Coast Starlight route. The Coast Starlight provides one northbound and one southbound train each da y as it passes through Klam ath Falls. Intercity shuttle bus connections can be m ade from Medford to Klam ath Falls to connect with the Coast Starlight service. Amtrak also provides four trips per day between Por tland and Seattle on its Cascades route. Intercity bus connections to the train service in Portland are available from Medford via Grey hound bus lines. These connections are available for three trips each day in both northbound and southbound directions. Additional service is available northward to Vancouve r, British Colum bia, as well as to destinations east of Portland. The intercity passenger rail line in Or egon is part of the federally designated Pacific Northwest High Speed Rail Corridor that connects Euge ne, Oregon with destinations in Washington State and with Vancouver, B.C. The federal designation gives this route preference for Federal Railroad Adm inistration funding to develop advanced technol ogy passenger train service. The States of Oregon and Washington, in cooperation with the Province of British Colum bia, are working together to increm entally improve passenger train operations in the corridor. The Oregon Departm ent of Transportation is developing Oregon’ s portion of the corridor, with the long-range goal of providing safe service at speeds of m ore than 100 m iles per hour in rural areas. The 2001 Oregon Rail Plan, provides further guidance on the developm ent of future passe nger rail service along the I-5 corridor and elsewhere in the state. Key com ponents of this plan as they pertain to Medford are described in the “Public Transit Plan” chapter. This chapter also discusses findings and conclusions from the recently com pleted Southern Oregon Com muter Rail Feasibility Study . Medford Transportatio n System Plan 3-48 Existing Conditions