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Advancing electric railroads in California
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Californians for Electric Rail Responds to the Governor’s May Budget Revise and Cap and Trade Proposal
Published: May 20, 2025 20:04
Californians for Electric Rail applauds Governor Newsom’s proposal to commit at least $1 B/year of Cap and Trade revenues to California High Speed Rail. Providing a consistent minimum amount of funding will lead to better construction schedules and unlock…
Response to errors in February 27, 2025 Guardian article on California High Speed Rail
Published: March 18, 2025 05:54
Response to errors in February 27, 2025 Guardian article: “Trump and California don’t see eye to eye, but critique of high-speed train has many on board” by Andrew Gumbel Brian Yanity, Vice President-South, Rail Passenger Association of California and…
What DOT Secretary Duffy has wrong about California High Speed Rail
https://calelectricrail.org/what-dot-secretary-duffy-has-wrong-about-california-high-speed-rail/
Published: February 24, 2025 06:05
California High Speed Rail does have cost issues, but it's not an impossible boondoggle, and slashing funding will not fix things. On Thursday, February 20th, Trump Department of Transportation head Sean Duffy visited Union Station in Los Angeles to…
Project Delivery Reform: How Extortion by Corporate 3rd Parties and Poor Design Practices Hold Back Critical Capitol Corridor Improvements in Sacramento
Published: February 15, 2025 13:32
We need to improve project delivery in order to deliver service upgrades to transit riders at an acceptable cost and timeline. One way to achieve this is through service-led planning. The State Rail Plan identifies service-led planning and project delivery…
Transit Capital Project Delivery Reforms: Building cleaner, faster, and cheaper
Published: December 17, 2024 23:45
Californians for Electric Rail envisions a California where communities around the state have access to fast, frequent, reliable and clean regional and intercity rail service. To deliver on that vision we need more investment but we also need to get better…
Victory! Gov. Newsom Signs AB 2503 to Streamline Green Electric Rail
https://calelectricrail.org/victory-gov-newsom-signs-ab-2503-to-streamline-green-electric-rail/
Published: September 28, 2024 21:15
On September 27, 2024 Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2503, which exempts electric rail projects within existing rights-of-way for passenger service from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on the experience of years of…
Petition: Tell Metrolink board to commit to electrification!
https://calelectricrail.org/petition-tell-metrolink-board-to-commit-to-electrification/
Published: August 22, 2024 05:44
Southern California is falling behind the Bay Area on regional and high speed rail. Sign the petition!  Electrification proposal for Southern California regional rail. Metrolink needs to make it happen. The Bay Area’s Caltrain just debuted its first in…
How Environmental Law Holds Back Cleaner & Better Rail | Part 2: Atherton vs. Caltrain Electrification
Published: April 3, 2024 07:55
Last time, we got an overview of how the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), can affect rail projects in general. In this entry in the series on how CEQA holds back clean, transformative electric rail, we’ll do a deep dive into how CEQA litigation…
How Environmental Law Holds Back Cleaner & Better Rail | Part 1: Introduction to CEQA
https://calelectricrail.org/how-ceqa-holds-back-cleaner-better-rail-part-1-introduction-to-ceqa/
Published: March 20, 2024 04:45
California needs significant reductions in transportation-related emissions to meet its climate targets. Those reductions need to come from both the vehicles themselves as well as mode shift – reducing the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled (VMT). Rail…