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Peter DeFazio: “If they could get it near 2 hours, 2 hours and 15 minutes regularly, there are hundreds and hundreds of more passengers…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2020
If they could get it near 2 hours, 2 hours and 15 minutes regularly, there are hundreds and hundreds of more passengers who would take that train every day.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio emphasizes the need for improved train schedules to attract more passengers.

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