Tacoma Rail Mountain Division received $3.75 million from the federal Department of Transportation to upgrade 10 miles of track between Eatonville and Frederickson in Pierce County.

An additional $700,000 from the Department of the Interior is funding an ongoing study on the feasibility of developing the Train to the Mountain. This is a passenger-tourist service from Tacoma’s Freighthouse Square to Mount Rainier. The proposed rail service (see map--East leg below Spanaway) will connect Tacoma, Frederickson, Graham, Eatonville, Elbe and Morton.

Part of that study includes developing a rural transportation plan to service the Upper Nisqually area, including visitors to Mt Rainier National Park. See documents below the map for more details on the January 25, 2007 kickoff meeting.