By The Editorial Board, The Yakima Herald-Republic; June 6, 2019
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, the old joke goes. And, indeed, there is no discounting the enduring ardor and lobbying prowess of so-called train buffs when it comes to the idea of resurrecting passenger rail service to Central Washington.
It’s been decades —1981, for you sticklers — since Amtrak rail cars last rambled and rumbled into Yakima, a sad demise not only for sentimental railroad aficionados but also a blow to those in the Valley who desire transportation options not (mostly) limited to the internal combustion engine.