CALIFORNIA'S VERDICT: "TRAINS ARE A WINNER"

California Department of Transportation, in partnership with Amtrak through Section 403(b) funding, has achieved such success with its subsidized intercity services that it is now moving with plans to develop commuter and other intercity operations in the corridor extending from Sacramento to San Diego. Railroads have opposed proposed expansions because of lack of capacity to assure on-time performance for both passenger and freight trains. An associated article describes how Southern Pacific is transfering its San Francisco commuter service to Caltrans for operation through a purchase-of-service agreement.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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• Authors:
  • Middleton, W D
• Publication Date: 1980-6-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Corridors; Intercity transportation; Passenger service; Railroad facility operations; State departments of transportation; Subsidies
• Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; Southern Pacific Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Intercity services
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315015
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM