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California Awards $1 Million to Update Pacific Surfliner Corridor Study

The planning grant is meant to guide efforts to improve track sharing and set infrastructure priorities for the LOSSAN corridor ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Amtrak Surfliner passenger train on tracks running alongside Pacific Ocean beaches near Santa Barbara on the west coast of California, USA (Photo by Nik Wheeler/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • State transportation officials provided a $1 million Flexible State Rail Assistance grant to the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency to update its 2022 Corridor Optimization Study.
  • The update will reassess how passenger and freight trains share tracks, examine schedules and connections, and identify operating constraints that harm on-time performance.
  • LOSSAN staff plan to request Board of Directors authorization to start the work and will coordinate with CalSTA, rail owners and regional partners to set the study scope and schedule.
  • The award covers planning only; any specific capital projects or service changes identified by the study will need extra technical review, approvals and funding.
  • The Pacific Surfliner runs 351 miles and serves 29 stations along Southern California, so improvements could boost reliability for commuters and travelers who share corridor tracks with freight trains.