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California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

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<strong>2005</strong>-<strong>06</strong> – <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong> <strong>California</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Table of Contents<br />

(continued)<br />

Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990 (Proposition 1<strong>16</strong>)... <strong>16</strong>1<br />

General Fund .................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>1<br />

Local Funds ...................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>1<br />

Federal Funds ................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>1<br />

Amtrak Funds................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>2<br />

<strong>Rail</strong>road Funds ................................................................................................. <strong>16</strong>2<br />

Chapter XIII - Environment and Land Use........................................... <strong>16</strong>3<br />

Environmental Goals for the Intercity Passenger <strong>Rail</strong> Program ...................... <strong>16</strong>3<br />

Congestion Relief ........................................................................................ <strong>16</strong>3<br />

Travel Mode Share ...................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>4<br />

Air Quality................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>5<br />

Energy Efficiency ........................................................................................ <strong>16</strong>5<br />

Land Use........................................................................................................... <strong>16</strong>6<br />

Progress in Meeting Environmental and Land Use Goals ............................... 170<br />

Part II - Freight <strong>Rail</strong> Element ................................................................. 173<br />

Chapter XIV - Introduction..................................................................... 175<br />

Major Freight <strong>Rail</strong>roads ................................................................................... 175<br />

Union Pacific <strong>Rail</strong>road ................................................................................ 177<br />

BNSF <strong>Rail</strong>way............................................................................................. 177<br />

Regional <strong>Rail</strong>roads ........................................................................................... 179<br />

Short Line <strong>Rail</strong>roads......................................................................................... 179<br />

Commodities Shipped ...................................................................................... 182<br />

Chapter XV - Major Freight Issues ........................................................ 183<br />

Go<strong>California</strong> .................................................................................................... 183<br />

Goods Movement Action <strong>Plan</strong> ......................................................................... 183<br />

Growing Business and Capacity Concerns ...................................................... 184<br />

Intermodal Shipments.................................................................................. 185<br />

Shared Use of Rights-of-Way...................................................................... 187<br />

Joint Dispatching of Freight Operations...................................................... 188<br />

Fresno <strong>Rail</strong> Consolidation ........................................................................... 189<br />

Major Issues for <strong>California</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> Shippers........................................................ 189<br />

Chapter XVI - Short Line Analysis......................................................... 191<br />

Short Line <strong>Rail</strong>road Issues ............................................................................... 191<br />

Securing Infrastructure Funding Sources .................................................... 191<br />

Trend Towards Heavier Cars....................................................................... 191<br />

Short Line Bill of Rights ............................................................................. 192<br />

Short Line Survey............................................................................................. 194<br />

Service and Infrastructure ................................................................................ 194<br />

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