California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

Chapter VII – San Joaquin Route
Figure 7C
Between
Mile
Post
PACIFIC SURFLINER ROUTE
OWNERSHIP AND TRACK CHARACTERISTICS
And
Mile
Post Miles Owner of Track
*No. of
Tracks
Max.
Speed
Signal
System
San Luis Obispo 248.5 East San Luis Obispo 251.5 3.0 UP 2 60 DTC
East San Luis Obispo 251.5 West Santa Barbara 365.2 113.7 UP 1 60 DTC
West Santa Barbara 365.2 East Santa Barbara 368.6 3.4 UP 2 40 DTC
East Santa Barbara 368.6 Moorpark 423.1 54.5 UP 1 70 DTC/CTC
Moorpark
423.1=
426.4 Ventura/LA County Line 442.0 15.6 (a)UP/VCTC 1 70 CTC
Ventura/LA County Line 442.0 Raymer (West of Van Nuys) 453.1 11.1 (a)UP/LACMTA 1 70 CTC
Raymer (West of Van Nuys) 453.1 Burbank Jct. 462.6 9.5 (a)UP/LACMTA 2 79 CTC
462.6=
Burbank Jct.
11.4 Glendale (Fletcher Drive) 4.9 6.5 (a)UP/LACMTA 2 79 CTC
Glendale (Fletcher Drive) 4.9 C.P. Dayton 2.1 2.8 LACMTA 2 79 CTC
C.P. Dayton (b) 2.1 Mission Tower 0.8 1.3 LACMTA 2 50 CTC
Mission Tower 0.8 L.A. Union Station 0.0 1.6 Catellus 3 15 CTC
Mission Tower 0.0 Redondo Jct. 3.2 LACMTA 1 65 CTC
Redondo Jct. 143.2 Fullerton 165.0 21.8 BNSF 1 79 CTC
Fullerton 165.0 Santa Ana (Aliso) 175.2 10.2 OCTA 2 79 CTC
Santa Ana (Aliso) 175.2 Orange/San Diego Co. Line 207.4 32.2 OCTA 2 90 CTC/ATS
Orange/San Diego Co. Line 207.4 Del Mar/San Diego City Limits 245.6 38.2 NSDCTDB 1 90 CTC/ATS
Del Mar/San Diego City Limits 245.6 Sorrento 249.1 3.5 MTDB 1 90 CTC/ATS
Sorrento 249.1 San Diego 267.6 18.5 MTDB 1 79 CTC
Total (includes round trip between Union Station and Mission Tower) 350.6
* General number of mainline tracks
(a) On this segment LACMTA (VCTC between Moorpark and the Ventura/LA County Line) purchased a 40 foot wide
portion of UP’s right-of-way. Between Raymer and Burbank Junction, LACMTA constructed and owns
a second main line track.
(b) Via West Side of Los Angeles River (Downey Avenue Bridge)
Owners:
BNSF - The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
Catellus - Catellus Develop. Corp. (a real estate develop co.; owner of L.A. Union Station)
LACMTA - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MTDB - Metropolitan Transit Development Board
NSDCTDB - North San Diego County Transit Development Board
OCTA - Orange County Transportation Authority
UP - Union Pacific Railroad Company
VCTC - Ventura County Transportation Commission
Signal Systems:
ATS - Automatic Train Stop - Allows speeds of 90 miles per hour. System automatically applies train brakes if
a restrictive signal indication is not observed or warning alarm is not acknowledged.
CTC - Centralized Traffic Control - Wayside signals protect possession of blocks. Signals and powered
switches are also remotely controlled from the dispatching center to direct the movement of trains.
DTC - Direct Traffic Control - Dispatching center gives authority for train movement by radio to train crew directly.
CONNECTING AMTRAK BUSES
The extensive network of Amtrak dedicated feeder buses connecting with the
San Joaquins is essential to the route as at least 60 percent of all San Joaquin
riders (in 2004-05) used one or more buses for a portion of their trip. Ridership
analysis shows that feeder bus riders make longer than average trips, and therefore
produce higher revenues per trip.
The Department contracts with Amtrak for the provision of dedicated feeder bus
services, and Amtrak then contracts with bus operators. The bus routes function
as direct parts of the Amtrak system, with coordinated connections, guaranteed
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