Transit advocates again push for commuter rail between Beaverton and Salem

A WES commuter train pulls into the Beaverton station. A legislator dreams of pushing the service south to Salem. (File/Pamplin Media Group)

For years, Salem transit advocates have hoped to connect Salem to Wilsonville, Beaverton and Portland by commuter rail.

They’re hoping the project will prevail with more support in the 2024 legislature.

A bill in the state legislature seeks a $500,000 study by the Oregon Department of Transportation on how to expand TriMet’s Westside Express Service rail that goes from Beaverton through Tigard to Wilsonville.

If passed, it could add stops in Donald, Woodburn, Keizer and…

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