British Columbia Will Kick in $300,000 to Study High-Speed Rail

Could a high-speed train someday connect Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland?by Heidi GrooverA bullet train in Tokyo.JIANGANG WANG/getty
British Columbia will contribute $300,000 to the latest study of a potential high-speed rail line connecting the Pacific Northwest's three biggest cities.The Washington State Legislature recently directed $1.2 million in public and private funds toward a new "business case analysis" of high-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, British Columbia.I