California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16
California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16
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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