Solutionary Rail is participating in the Community Advisory Committee process, providing feedback on the work being done by Jacobs (a giant engineering company) on behalf of Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). This $5 million tax-payer funded transportation replacement study is assessing transportation alternatives to barges on the lower Snake River.

A few months ago, it looked as if our work would not be included in the scenarios being modeled by Jacobs. That changed this summer and we are grateful that the folks leading the process have decided to include key elements of our proposal for restoring rail connectivity from the wheat rich Palouse to Pasco.

We are thrilled to report that the Jacob/WSDOT is including important elements of Solutionary Rail's Rosalia to Pasco Shortline Rail Access Corridor proposal and other SR analysis in its modeling. We are grateful and committed to providing meaningful engagement in the process.

Check out our August 2025 comments and questions for the study authors here. We hope this engagement helps them further refine their study to make it as useful as possible.   

Download this "one-sheet" intro to the Rosalia to Pasco Shortline Access Corridor HERE

For the latest ways you can take action on building a resilient, cost competitive shipping alternative in South East Washington, check out our Take Action page.

Watch Solutionary Rail Lead, Bill Moyer's presentation of our research and proposal for rail transportation resilience in the Lower Snake River region:

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Open the speaker notes for additional explanatory information on the slides. Here's a video presentation of the above slides: