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: info@hsr.ca.gov– 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

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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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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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