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Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Draft Environmental Impact Report

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Valley Rail Sacramento Extension Draft Environmental Impact Report – Appendices

Appendix A - NOP and Scoping Summary
Appendix B – Quantification of Criteria Air Pollutant and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Energy Use
Appendix C – Supporting Biological Resources Information
Appendix D – Supporting Cultural Resources Information Part 1
Appendix D – Supporting Cultural Resources Information Part 2
Appendix E – Regional Plans and Local General Plans
Appendix F – Sacramento Extension Capital Cost Basis Report
Appendix G – Valley Rail Sacramento Extension 15% Preliminary Engineering Plan Set

Frequently Asked Questions

When will the first Valley Rail trains operate?

Who owns the tracks that Valley Rail is improving?

How many stations are being built as a part of the Valley Rail Program?

What are the funding sources associated with Valley Rail?

The Valley Rail Program is funded through a combination State, Federal, and Local funding sources. State funding for the Program includes: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Senate Bill (SB) 132 funding for the ACE Extension to Ceres/Merced, State Rail Assistance (SRA) Program, and Proposition 1A. Federal funding includes: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program, FTA 5307 Funds, and 2016 Earmark Repurposing. Local funding includes: San Joaquin County Measure K Sales Tax and Stanislaus County Local Transportation Fund (LTF). Most of the Valley Rail capital costs have been funded through the $500.5 million SJJPA/SJRRC April 2018 TIRCP grant, and the $400 million provided to SJRRC from SB 132 in 2017.

How is Valley Rail different from ACEforward?

When will Valley Rail be completed?

What are the environmental benefits of the Valley Rail Program?

How does Valley Rail improve travel to the Bay Area?

Valley Rail extends one ACE round trip to/from Sacramento and one round-trip to Ceres/Merced which expands the markets served by direct ACE service between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. In addition, Valley Rail provides three ACE round trips from Ceres to Sacramento (Natomas) which will connect to ACE trains traveling to the Bay Area by using the North Lathrop Transfer Station. Valley Rail also provides additional coaches and new, more powerful, and more environmentally locomotives for ACE trains which increase the capacity to move passengers on ACE to the Bay Area and between the Tri-Valley and Silicon Valley. By expanding ACE markets, Valley Rail is helping to increase the need for further improving service between the Central Valley and Bay Area via the Altamont Corridor.

What other transit connections can I use with Valley Rail?

Valley Rail will provide shuttle service to/from Sacramento International Airport via the Natomas Station. California High Speed Rail service will connect to Valley Rail in Merced. Valley Rail will link to Sacramento RT at City College, Midtown, and Old North Sacramento Stations as well as Sacramento Valley Station. Valley Link Service will connect to the Valley Rail service (initially at the North Lathrop Transfer Station). Valley Rail ACE service connects to the Capitol Corridor (sharing Fremont, Great America, Santa Clara, and San Jose stations), and Caltrain (and ultimately high-speed rail) at San Jose. ACE links to VTA’s light rail services and buses at Great America, and San Jose stations and VTA buses at Santa Clara. ACE has numerous free shuttles (provided by VTA) at Great America to take commuters to their offices, and one at Pleasanton to serve the Hacienda Business Park. ACE provides an express shuttle bus link to BART at its Pleasanton Station.