RailPAC Annual Meeting, NARP Region XII
Meeting
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Carl@TrainWeb.com
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California
Corridors & Regional Rail
William D. Bronte, Chief, Caltrans Division of Rail
Mr. Bronte, at the last TRAC Conference
did not use power point slides. Perhaps because people can't keep
up with all his good statistics, he had a nice power point presentation
this time.
California's passenger rail program grows again in 2008.
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Why so successful?
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Uncertain Future.
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State Capital Inventments.
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Federal Funding
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Pres. Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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The Public Transportation Account is
where
CA gets its funds for Rail. That Account is a Diesel Fuel Tax.
The Northeast Corridor does not support, per-passenger, to Amtrak what
California contributes. Fourteen states support Amtrak through
taxpayer approved support.
California has an $8 billion deficit now, without upcoming propositions
passage, it will be a deficit of $14 billion.
California has $1.5 Billion "Ready to Go" projects: LOSSAN,
Capital Corridor, San Joaquin Corridor, plus $1 Billion a year for 5
years after that.
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Mr. Bronte, at the last TRAC Conference
did not use power point slides. Perhaps because people can't keep
up with all his good statistics, he had a nice power point presentation
this time.
