Coachella Valley–San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service

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Coachella Valley–San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
Statusin planning
LocaleRiverside County, California
Los Angeles County
Current operator(s)Amtrak (planned)
Route
StartLos Angeles
Stops3–7
EndIndio or Coachella
Distance travelled145 mi (233 km)
Service frequency2 round trips daily
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)BNSF
UP
SCRRA
Route map
Legend
Sunset Limited to New Orleans
Texas Eagle to Chicago
Coachella
option
 Indio
Mid Valley
option
 Palm Springs
San Gorgonio Pass
Pass Area
option
Loma Linda
option
 
Southwest Chief
to Chicago
 
 Riverside Metrolink (California)
Pacific Surfliner
to San Diego
 Fullerton Metrolink (California)
Pacific Surfliner to San Luis Obispo
Coast Starlight to Seattle
 Los Angeles LAMetroLogo.svg Metrolink (California)
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Coachella Valley–San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service is the project title of an effort by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) to start regular passenger rail services between Los Angeles and Indio, California.

The Sunset Limited has made stops in the Coachella Valley since the train's inception under Southern Pacific, but by the time Amtrak took over control of the service in 1971 it had been reduced in frequency to three round trips per week. Amtrak maintained this schedule, and by 1999 the only passenger rail station in the valley is located in a remote part of Palm Springs which is served at inconvenient hours.[1]

Union Pacific Yuma Subdivision near Cabazon; under the plan, the line would be expanded to three tracks to allow for additional capacity for passenger service through the corridor.

Various modes were studied to reinstate a more regional service since at least 1991.[1] Funding for the active incarnation of the project headed by the RCTC initially came from the SunLine Transit Agency, with further support by federal grants, the California State Rail Assistance program, Caltrans, and the Federal Railroad Administration. Long been seen as the preferred operator,[2] Amtrak was formally identified in the Alternative Analysis phase.[3][4] Service is envisioned to start at Los Angeles Union Station and run over the route of the Southwest Chief, switching to the valley's Union Pacific line at Colton to run over San Gorgonio Pass and terminating at Indio or Coachella. Operations include one afternoon and one evening trip in each direction for two daily round trips.[5] A draft environmental impact report was released by the Riverside County Transportation Commission in May 2021.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Rosalie (25 June 2015). "Waiting for the train". USA Today. Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Heiss, David James (27 February 2015). "Rail stop under consideration near Banning and Cabazon". Record-Gazette. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "RCTC Studies Intercity Rail Service between LA and Coachella Valley". San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Mayer, Anne. "Coachella Valley San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Study Tier 2 Environmental Impact Report and Conceptual Engineering Development Report" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Corridor Investment Plan Project". Federal Railroad Administration. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ Sharp, Steven (28 May 2021). "Union Station - Coachella Valley rail project moves forward". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

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