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FROM: Supervisor Tom Powers Contra
Costa
DATE: July 17, 1990 County
SUBJECT: Consolidated Rail Corridor Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTIONl;
It is recommended that Contra Costa County, in ronjunction .with
Alameda County and the Port of Oakland, sponsor a consolidated rail
corridor study project to evaluate the feasibility of using
existing rail infrastructure of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
. Railway and the':Southerni_'Pacific Transportation Companies, and
possibly other rail lines, to establish a consolidated rail
corridor from Stockton. to Richmond and Oakland.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$10, 000 - The cost is Contra Costa County' s contribution to this
pro j.ect
(No General Funds)
BACKGROUND :
Over the last year, members of Contra Costa and Alameda Board of
Supervisors have been engaged in discussion with Port of Oakland
officials, environmentalists and other interest groups to address
heavy congestion along the I-80 and I-880 corridors .
The Port of Oakland is a vital transportation and distribution
center for the Bay Area and .Northern California. It is also the . . :,,,
region ' s most important import and export link to growing Pacific.*.' '.
Rim Markets . Over 1200 daily round trips are:. made between the 'Port
of Oakland and the western railhead . of the Santa 'Fe. in Richmond on
roads already heavily congested with commuter traffic . The loss of.
a critical access route in the October 17, 1990 earthquake
exacerbated the problem and created new ones . Intermodal . truck :':..
traffic: carrying environmentally sensitive cargos has been diverted
to secondary roads, creating a significant health and safety risk :
to area residents .
During the AT&SF/SP railroads proposed merger, the interstate '�
commerce commission received evidence that the Southern Pacific
line could handle consolidated traffic from both railroadsi _:-.This
rail corridor would provide the AT&SF and SP railroads with a
superior means to move increased volumes of commercial shipments .'
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTt YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N COMMITTEE .
APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S) Tom Torlakson chroder
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUlV 1 7 , 1990 A ROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X_
REFERRED matter back to the Transportation Committee to consider
possible November ballot measure endorsing the consolidated rail project
for 'the County.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
• OF SUPERVISORS=E THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Transportation Committee ATTESTED /171 /990
Steve Goetz , CDD Phi, Ba .elor,. C1erk .of th.e. Board
County Administrator of Supervisors and C.ounty;.'Administrator
M382/7-88 BY , DEPUTY
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Board of Supervisors - Specific Request
Tom Powers
July 17, 1990
Consolidated Rail Corridor Project .
At the same time, consolidating freight rail onto a single line
would provide the opportunity for the unused rail line to be used
as a transit corridor. If planning is comprehensive, these rail
corridors can be..linked .to : other existing-' transit:=systems to -form
a consolidated Regional Rail program.