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Article: Monterey County, California, considers rail. (two rail options including commuter service looked into)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), the county's regional transportation planning agency, is considering development of a rail passenger service that could be financed by California's $2 billion Proposition 16 transportation bond measure approved by voters in 1990.
Two rail service options have been identified. One is an extended-weekend intercity, service over a 123-mile Union Pacific route linking San Francisco with the Monterey Peninsula. It would provide a single daily round trip operating either Thursday's through Sunday's or Fridays through Mondays.
The second option, a commuter rail service over a 69-mile LIP route between ...