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Post by matthewb on Sept 10, 2012 13:31:12 GMT -8
Sunline Transit is starting a new Commuter Bus between Palm Desert and Riverside Metrolink: Line 220, also discussed in the Palm Desert Patch. I think it's good that they're providing this service, and I hope it catches on. The timings are for commuters with a *very* long work day, but that's what would be required to do a commute like that. It would still be great to capture the tourist market by planning at least one Friday evening LA-Palm Springs train, and one Sunday evening return trip. Reverse from the desert into LA might also be a good option for Coachella Valley residents who want to have a city weekend.
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Post by Dan Wentzel on Mar 8, 2013 12:19:35 GMT -8
According to a Desert Sun article: The recent draft of the 2013 California State Rail Plan includes a Coachella Valley Route that would connect Los Angeles to Indio, expanding passenger rail service for the Palm Springs region. The proposal calls for eight stops, with three — Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Indio — in the Coachella Valley. What hasn't been determined yet is the operator, Metrolink or Amtrak. Local tourism interests are routing for Amtrak according to the article. On the other hand, population growth in this area is expected to be large in the coming years. The California State Rail Plan points out the significant population growth the region is expected to see in the next 30 years, with the Los Angeles-Indio corridor expected to add 5.8 million residents. Riverside County will experience the bulk of this growth — 52.4 percent.
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Post by matthewb on Mar 8, 2013 16:06:36 GMT -8
I thought it wasn't decided yet for sure whether the Coachella Valley service would remain in the plan, as it's just a draft at this point. I asked my parents to comment in favor as they live in the desert. I'm hopeful it happens.
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Post by jdrcrasher on Mar 8, 2013 17:16:35 GMT -8
I thought it wasn't decided yet for sure whether the Coachella Valley service would remain in the plan, as it's just a draft at this point. I asked my parents to comment in favor as they live in the desert. I'm hopeful it happens. I actually think it'd have great success, particularly on the weekends when the retirees go to their once-cheap mansions they own out there. Eventually, I think this could help as a prelude to a possible HSR corridor to Phoenix, albeit some time in the future. You would really only need 2 stops, in Palm Springs and Indio, or perhaps even one or the other.
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Post by pithecanthropus on Sept 30, 2013 22:39:35 GMT -8
Call me crazy but I'd very much like to see some kind of passenger service down into Baja, as far as Ensenada.
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Post by usmc1401 on Oct 1, 2013 20:30:37 GMT -8
First Mexico would need to have passenger trains only a few still operate as commute and high end tourist lines. Most important no rails go south into Baja. Someday maybe. It would be a nice trip.
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Post by hooligan on Oct 3, 2013 19:05:21 GMT -8
First Mexico would need to have passenger trains only a few still operate as commute and high end tourist lines. Most important no rails go south into Baja. Someday maybe. It would be a nice trip. the SD trolley ends in San ysidro. its strange but the rails do continue theres some frieght lines east of the trolley terminus. you can see the rails are even in the no mans land of the actual border. they actually travel down through tijuana down to the southern edge of the city. I work down there once a month. alot the the route needs serious upgrading and would need to be double tracked. a commuter train between TJ Rosarito and Ensenada would be amazing northern terminus would be the Border Crossing but the reason you dont see mass transportation projects are because of the independent bus syndicates. they would block roads ans dhut down the city of the government were to build anything that threatens their livelyhood.
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Post by hooligan on Oct 3, 2013 19:17:20 GMT -8
First Mexico would need to have passenger trains only a few still operate as commute and high end tourist lines. Most important no rails go south into Baja. Someday maybe. It would be a nice trip. the SD trolley ends in San ysidro. its strange but the rails do continue theres some frieght lines east of the trolley terminus. you can see the rails are even in the no mans land of the actual border. they actually travel down through tijuana down to the southern edge of the city. I work down there once a month. alot the the route needs serious upgrading and would need to be double tracked. a commuter train between TJ Rosarito and Ensenada would be amazing northern terminus would be the Border Crossing but the reason you dont see mass transportation projects are because of the independent bus syndicates. they would block roads ans dhut down the city of the government were to build anything that threatens their livelyhood. looking at the map again if you follow that rails line in TJ they actually go into tecate then cross the us border and go to El Centro from there you can go north to Palm Springs.
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Post by Dan Wentzel on Jul 1, 2014 12:53:59 GMT -8
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Post by Dan Wentzel on Feb 18, 2016 11:55:55 GMT -8
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Post by jdrcrasher on Feb 18, 2016 12:05:08 GMT -8
Wait, isn't the western portion of that route where the "91" line is? I thought that line was going to veer south to Perris & eventually to hemet?
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Post by matthewb on Feb 21, 2016 15:47:49 GMT -8
Wait, isn't the western portion of that route where the "91" line is? I thought that line was going to veer south to Perris & eventually to hemet? I think this is supposed to be an Amtrak California line, not Metrolink. There should be no problem sharing the same track to Riverside before switching to this route.
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Post by erict on May 23, 2021 14:18:48 GMT -8
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Post by culvercitylocke on May 28, 2021 10:15:43 GMT -8
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