High Speed Rail Link Would Run From Vancouver to Seattle in Under 1 Hour: Study

High Speed Rail Link Would Run From Vancouver to Seattle in Under 1 Hour: Study
British Columbia Premier John Horgan, left, listens as Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference about high speed rail, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 16, 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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VANCOUVER—A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the entire region, a new report concludes.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a 400-page business case for the transportation link, which is also supported by the governments of British Columbia, Oregon, and Microsoft Corp.