WHO: Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, California Department of Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak.
WHAT: Will hold a ceremony and news conference to signify the start of construction of a second mainline railroad track project at the Yolo Causeway.
WHEN: Monday, September 15, 2003 beginning at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: The construction site is located off I-80 at the Yolo Causeway. From Sacramento, exit Frontage Road, just east of Yolo Causeway, and turn right onto Road 32A. From the west, exit E. Chiles Road, turn left onto Road 32B and follow it under the freeway.
WHY: The $22 million track and signal upgrade project will allow for added trains, reduce travel times and improve operating/scheduling flexibility and efficiencies for Capitol Corridor passenger trains and Union Pacific freight trains that use the tracks. The project is funded by the California Department of Transportation and a supplement to prior $60 million track improvement projects between Sacramento and Emeryville.
The track improvement project will include four railroad bridges totaling 1.7 miles in length; 4.2 miles of double track; new connecting track to crossover existing track; and a new railroad signal system.
SPEAKERS:
The Capitol Corridor began service in December of 1991 under management by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). In July 1998, the management of the service was transferred to the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), who has managed the route for the last nine years. CCJPA oversees the service with day-to-day management support from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The CCJPA partners with Amtrak, Union Pacific Railroad, Caltrans and the communities comprising the CCJPA to offer frequent, cost-effective, viable and safe intercity passenger rail service.
Capitol Corridor intercity rail serves 17 stations along a 170-mile rail corridor, and offers a convenient way to travel between the Sierra Foothills, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley/San Jose. For information call 1-877-9-RIDECC.
Media Contact: Priscilla Kalugdan, Marketing Manager
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
(510) 464-6992