The report estimated that the line could bring 160,000 jobs to the Cascadia region and more than 350 billion new dollars in economic activity. "Drastically cutting travel time between the cities would also have the knock-on effect of drawing more companies to the region, which the report from the Washington State Department of Transportation argues would generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic growth," Tyler Orton writes for Business in Vancouver. The new service could also curb emissions if it could tempt car and air commuters to use the train. The report estimates the project would eliminate 6 million tons of carbon emissions.
The planned train would travel at just under 200 miles per hour and be faster than any train service currently operating in the United States.
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2019/07/105313-report-makes-business-case-vancouver-portland-high-speed-rail 