California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

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Proposed Commuter Rail Services................................................................... 128
Ventura and Santa Barbara Commuter Rail Service ................................... 128
Sonoma Marin-Area Rail Transit ................................................................ 128
Auburn-Oakland Regional Rail Service...................................................... 129
Chapter X - Potential New Services........................................................ 133
Proposed Intercity Rail Routes......................................................................... 133
San Francisco to San Luis Obispo (and Los Angeles) Via Coast Route..... 133
Sacramento to Reno..................................................................................... 135
Sacramento to Redding................................................................................ 136
Los Angeles to Indio (Coachella Valley) .................................................... 137
Potential Intercity Rail Routes ......................................................................... 138
San Francisco to Monterey .......................................................................... 138
Los Angeles to Las Vegas ........................................................................... 140
High-Speed Rail ............................................................................................... 140
Background.................................................................................................. 140
California High-Speed Rail Authority......................................................... 141
Magnetic Levitation ......................................................................................... 143
Southern California Maglev Project............................................................ 146
Las Vegas-Anaheim Maglev Project........................................................... 147
Chapter XI - Amtrak................................................................................ 149
Amtrak’s Relationship with the Department and the Capitol Corridor
Joint Powers Authority ................................................................................ 149
Amtrak Planning .............................................................................................. 150
Amtrak Strategic Reform Initiative and FY 06 Grant Request ................... 150
Amtrak’s 2004 Strategic Business Plan....................................................... 151
Amtrak Reform and Budget ............................................................................. 155
FFY 2003 Budget and Legislative Reform Proposals................................. 155
FFY 2004 Budget and Legislative Reform Proposals................................. 155
FFY 2005 Budget and Legislative Reform Proposals................................. 156
FFY 2006 Budget and Legislative Reform Proposals................................. 156
Chapter XII - Intercity Rail Funding ..................................................... 157
Public Transportation Account......................................................................... 157
Use of PTA Funds ....................................................................................... 157
Funding Sources .......................................................................................... 157
Repayments to the PTA............................................................................... 159
State Highway Account.................................................................................... 159
Traffic Congestion Relief Fund........................................................................ 160
Tribal Compact Bonds ..................................................................................... 160
The Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1990 (Proposition 108) ....... 160
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