Passenger Rail

27 projects will receive $1.3 billion from the Transit and Intercity Capital Rail program, funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (cap-and-trade).

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A "whistle-stop tour" and protest this Saturday will call attention to the decision (with a fun day out), and the SJJPA will hold a board meeting on September 20 to hear public comment. Maybe for the first time.

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Calling hydrogen-powered trains "zero emission" is misleading at best - and even if they were, they lost the race to be "first" a long time ago

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A ribbon-cutting to mark the "beginning of a truly integrated transportation system" in California.

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An emergency declaration means money can be allocated right away, but it's only a temporary solution to a problem that's been coming for a long time

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Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.

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