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California State Rail Plan Overview Presentation
Tribal Informational Meeting – March 1, 2013
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The California State Rail Plan establishes a statewide vision to enhance passenger and freight rail service. It will support the State’s goal of an integrated, multimodal transportation network. It will be the first planning document that fully integrates the planned California high-speed rail system with the existing and proposed conventional rail network.
State Rail Plan Overview
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State Requirements• State Rail Plan required by State law• Must address passenger and freight
railFederal Requirements (PRIIA 2008)
• Integrate high-speed rail and conventional rail to form an overall rail system
• States must develop Rail Plans to be eligible for intercity capital Federal funds
• Basis for Federal and State High-Speed and Intercity rail investments
State Rail Plan Background
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• State-supported corridors:• Pacific Surfliner• San Joaquin• Capitol Corridor
• Amtrak long-distance routes
Existing Intercity Passenger Rail Routes
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Existing Commuter Rail Lines
• Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
• Caltrain• Coaster• Metrolink
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Freight Rail Operators
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UPRR BNSF
• 23 regional, short line or terminal/switching railroads
• Different ownership—public, independent, some holding companies
Regional and Short Line Railroads
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• Discussion
State Rail Plan Overview
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State Rail Plan• Caltrans produces the State Rail Plan• Addresses passenger and freight rail• Integrates high-speed, intercity and
commuter rail to form an overall rail network
California High-Speed Rail Business Plan• California High-Speed Rail Authority
produces the business plan• Business plan only focuses on
passenger rail service
State Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail
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The California High-Speed Rail System
• Northern California Unified Rail Service• Early Investment in Caltrain and Metrolink Corridors • Initial Operating Section • Bay to Basin• Phase 1 Blended• Phase 2
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• The Rail Plan creates an unprecedented vision of an integrated rail system
• The State Rail Plan describes a blended system plan, early improvements, and incremental development of California high-speed rail
Integrated California Rail System
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• California High-Speed Rail Authority Contact:– Email: [email protected]– Phone: (916) 324-1541
• Discussion
State Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail
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• Chapter 1: Introduction • Chapter 2: Context & Challenges • Chapter 3: Rail Vision• Chapter 4: Public Outreach & Approval Process• Chapter 5: Existing Passenger Rail System• Chapter 6: Existing Freight Rail System• Chapter 7: Passenger/Freight Rail Integration• Chapter 8: Passenger Rail Improvements• Chapter 9: Freight Rail Improvements• Chapter 10: Rail Benefits and Next Steps
Rail Plan Content
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The California State Rail Plan establishes a statewide vision, sets priorities, and
develops implementation strategies to enhance passenger and freight rail service in the public
interest.
California has a premier, customer-focused rail system that successfully moves people and products while enhancing economic growth and quality of life.
Vision and Purpose
• Comprehensive and wide-reaching plan• Integrated High-Speed Rail, intercity, and
commuter rail network• Intercity passenger rail institutional roles are
changing• New State Transportation Agency role• Expanding state-supported intercity passenger
rail routes• Additional expansions to intercity and
commuter routes • Rail Plan updates
Rail Plan Highlights
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• Discussion
State Rail Plan Content
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California Transportation Plan
2040
The California State Rail Plan is part of the California Transportation Plan, a Statewide, long-range transportation plan .
State Rail Plan is one of the State’s Modal PlansINTEGRATING THE STATEWIDE
MODAL PLANS
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• Discussion
State Rail Plan fits and other State plans
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Service Development Plans (SDPs) are the State’s implementation plans for intercity rail corridors.Caltrans is completing SDPs for:• Pacific Surfliner (North and South)• Coast Daylight Corridor• Coachella Valley Planning Study• San Joaquin CorridorCCJPA prepares a SDP for the Capitol
CorridorRail Plan Advisory Committee will review
draft SDPs
Service Development Plans
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• Discussion
Service Development Plans
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• Draft California State Rail Plan Public Comment Period: February 8, 2013 – March 11, 2013
• Public Open Houses and Webinar• California Transportation Commission –
March, May and June meetings• Service Development Plans: May 2013• Final State Rail Plan: June 2013
Rail Plan Schedule
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• State law requirements• October 2013 – Draft State Rail
Plan• March 2014 – Final State Rail Plan
• Tribal Consultation• How do you want to be involved?• What would you want to see in the
plan?
The Next State Rail Plan
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Thank you for your participation!
To provide additional comments, please review the Draft California
State Rail Plan at www.californiastaterailplan.com and
use the website to comment by March 11, 2013
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