Los Angeles - San Diego Rail Corridor

The weighty Program Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement is available for study. Of local interest may be these aspects of the proposed preferred plan:

• Los Angeles Union Station to Fullerton: construction of an at grade 4th track
• Trains to travel at speeds up to 90 mph
• Increasing traffic volume:
  

  	2005 Volume	2020 Forecast Volume
  Los Angeles - Fullerton	22 Amtrak	32 Amtrak
  	28 Metrolink	42 Metrolink
  	45 BNSF	98 BNSF
  Fullerton - Orange	22 Amtrak	32 Amtrak
  	19 Metrolink	48 Metrolink
  	7 BNSF	12 BNSF

The report states in its introduction that "Southern California's exisiting transportation network is currently operating at or near its design capacity, which results in congestion. Building additional capacity is both expensive and increasingly problematic. This condition results in highway and railroad travel delays, has a negative on the region's economy, and can result in environmental impacts and the reduction of the quality of life for all. Improvements to the Los Angeles / San Diego rail corridor would help meet the Southern California regions's transportation demands of today, as well as help address the expected increase in intercity travel demind rising out of the growth in population over the next 20 years and beyond."