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2005-06 – 2015-16 California State Rail Plan The Department believes this corridor is a good candidate for rail corridor service because: • Amtrak currently operates the California Zephyr on the route so that stations at the major destination points already exist. • I-80 is extremely congested at tourist peak periods and there is a very strong gaming, skiing, and general recreation market in the Reno/Truckee area. • Current bus ridership on this route is strong. SACRAMENTO TO REDDING Operation of intercity rail service from Sacramento to Redding would extend State-supported intercity rail service to a fast growing northern California area not presently served by the State-supported intercity passenger rail network. Background Connecting buses to the San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor trains currently serve the northern Sacramento Valley. Buses connect to three of the San Joaquins in Stockton, and one in Sacramento, and travel north through Sacramento, Marysville, Chico, and Redding. Four Capitol Corridor trains in Sacramento also have a bus connection to Redding. Ridership on this bus route is the second highest of all California dedicated bus routes after Los Angeles-Bakersfield, with 82,000 riders in 2004-05. Additionally, the single daily round-trip of the Coast Starlight connects Redding and Chico with Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles on its route from Seattle. The most recent study on the Sacramento-Redding corridor is the Northern Sacramento Valley Intercity Passenger Rail Study, Interim Findings Report, produced in 1995 for the Butte County Association of Governments. The Department in 2005 had planned a further study on this Route, which was deferred due to the UP’s decision not to consider operation of new passenger trains at this time. Operating Plan The Department’s ten-year operating plan includes one daily round-trip between Sacramento and Redding in 2009-10 with a second round-trip starting in 2013-14. This rail service would be supplemented by bus service that would run over the same route as the train, but at other times of the day. The Department believes this extension is a good candidate for rail service because: • Amtrak currently operates the Coast Starlight on this Route, with existing stations at Sacramento, Chico, and Redding. 136
Chapter X – Potential New Services • The demographics of the Route are positive: the northern Sacramento Valley has a fast growing population; Redding represents the urban hub for the northern part of the State; and the California State University at Chico is a focus of activity and population. • Current ridership on this bus route is the second highest of all California dedicated bus routes after Los Angeles-Bakersfield. LOS ANGELES TO INDIO (COACHELLA VALLEY) State-supported intercity passenger rail service from Los Angeles to Indio would extend rail service to a fast growing population center in the southeast of the State. Background Currently Amtrak’s Sunset Limited provides three-times per week service from Los Angeles to Pomona, Ontario, and Palm Springs on its route to New Orleans. San Joaquin trains provide once a day connecting buses to the Coachella Valley. Ridership on this route was 32,000 in 2004-05. There has been strong local interest in rail service to the Coachella Valley since 1991 when the RCTC published the Los Angeles-Coachella Valley-Imperial County Intercity Rail Feasibility Study that evaluated the feasibility of operating three daily round-trip State-supported intercity trains on the route. In 1995, the Department published the Calexico-Coachella Valley-Los Angeles Rail Corridor Study for the California Transportation Commission. The most recent study titled the Coachella Valley Passenger Rail Feasibility Study was prepared for the Coachella Valley Association of Governments in 1999. The study includes operating and capital cost estimates for the route and proposes two daily intercity round-trip trains. The study proposes operating from Los Angeles to the Coachella Valley using the BNSF route between Los Angeles and Colton, and the UP route eastward to Indio. Stations are proposed at Los Angeles, Fullerton, Riverside, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Indio. The study estimates $9.3 million in capital costs, not including rolling stock. The study proposes local funding for the new station at Palm Desert. The City of Indio received a State-matching grant of $1.5 million to construct its new station. A serious impediment to intercity rail service between Los Angeles and Indio is the UP’s recent decision not to consider operation of new passenger train corridors at this time. This route has heavy freight traffic that makes the operation of passenger service difficult. 137
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California State Rail Plan 2005-06
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Honorable Alan Lowenthal Honorable
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CALIFORNIA STATE RAIL PLAN 2005-06
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Executive Summary California State
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THE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION AND GOAL
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