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15-743: Coachella Valley–San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service is an effort by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) to start regular passenger rail services between Los Angeles and Indio, California . Service is envisioned to start at Los Angeles Union Station and run over the route of the Southwest Chief , switching to the valley's Union Pacific Railroad line at Colton to run over San Gorgonio Pass and terminating at Indio or Coachella . The proposed schedule would include one morning and one afternoon trip in each direction for two daily round trips. As of 2022,

30-508: A hydrogen fuel station using a Stuart Energy electrolyzer to supply the XCELLSiS ZEbus for a 13-month trial. The first revenue operations were conducted with the Thor / ISE ThunderPower fuel cell bus, using an ElDorado National EZ-Rider II chassis, between November 2002 to February 2003. By that time, SunLine also had installed a HyRadix methane reformer to generate hydrogen. SunLine tested

45-456: A hydrogen hybrid internal combustion engine (HHICE) bus in early 2005; the bus was subsequently sent to Winnipeg Transit for cold weather testing. STA plans to convert their fleet to zero-emission buses (ZEB) by 2035, with only ZEBs purchased starting in 2021. Due to the relatively long fixed routes, the final mix of ZEBs is expected to be mostly hydrogen fuel-cell buses. SunLine has two operations and maintenance facilities: one (including

60-419: A natural gas reformer were part of the initial installation. One electrolyzer, supplied by Teledyne Brown, generated 40 cu ft (1.1 m ) per hour using 7.5 kW of electricity, supplied by solar panels; the other electrolyzer, supplied by Stuart Energy, produced 1,400 cu ft (40 m ) per hour. The reformer produced 4,200 cu ft (120 m ) per hour. The HyRadix Adéo reformer

75-651: A number of studies seeking to implement a more regional service via various modes and which at the time, also studied service all the way to Calexico . Funding for the current project headed by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) initially came from the SunLine Transit Agency , with further support by federal grants, the California State Rail Assistance program, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and

90-642: Is estimated to cost $ 1 billion, of which $ 23 million had been raised as of 2022. In December 2023, the Federal Railroad Administration accepted an application by Caltrans to enter the Coachella–Los Angeles route into its Corridor Identification and Development Program . The program grants $ 500,000 toward service planning and prioritizes the route for future federal funding. Riverside County Transportation Commission The Riverside County Transportation Commission ( RCTC )

105-631: Is governed by a board of directors with 10 members Chair Lisa Middleton Vice Chair Denise Delgado Chief Executive Officer Mona Babauta The initial fleet included 22 buses in 1977. SunDial paratransit operations started in 1991. The SunLine Board of Directors adopted a resolution in 1992 to convert their fleet to alternative fuel, and became the first transit agency in the United States to do so in 1994, using compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. Starting in 2000, SunLine began limited operations with hydrogen fuel cell buses , installing

120-556: Is one of Metrolink 's five governing agencies. It is additionally the planning agency for the Coachella Valley–San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service . RCTC is also a member of Southern California Association of Governments . This article about transportation in California is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . SunLine Transit Agency SunLine Transit Agency (STA)

135-639: Is the County Transportation Commission for Riverside County, California , United States. It is an association of local governments in the county, with policy makers consisting of mayors , councilmembers , and county supervisors , and is the funding agency for the county's transit systems, which include Corona Cruiser , Riverside Transit Agency , SunLine Transit Agency , Pass Transit Agency and Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency . It also provides funds for city transit in Corona and Riverside and

150-567: The Sunset Limited , has made stops in the Coachella Valley since the train's inception under Southern Pacific . When Amtrak took over control of the service in 1971 it had been reduced in frequency to three round trips per week. Amtrak maintained this schedule, and by 1999 the only passenger rail station in the valley is located in a remote part of Palm Springs which is served at inconvenient hours. Since at least 1991, there have been

165-604: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Long been seen as the preferred operator, Amtrak was formally identified in the Alternative Analysis phase. A draft environmental impact report was released by the RCTC in May 2021. By July 2022, Commissioners with the RCTC certified the route. In September 2022, they planned to seek Federal funding of $ 60 million for more in-depth studies on infrastructure and station locations. The project

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180-1693: The San Gorgonio Pass on the west and the Salton Sea on the southeast. In addition to its transit operations, SunLine regulates local taxi services (as the SunLine Regulatory Administration, a division of the SunLine Services Group) and sells CNG and hydrogen to the public from dispensers at its Thousand Palms and Indio operations facilities, under the brand SunFuels. 5th St & Vine Av Town Center wy & Hahn Rd Palm Canyon Dr & Stevens Rd Town Center wy & Hahn Rd B St & Buddy Rogers Av West Dr & Pierson Bl West Dr & Pierson Bl Dillon Rd & Corkill Rd El Cielo Rd & Kirk Douglas wy Town Center wy & Hahn Rd Town Center wy & Hahn Rd West Dr & Pierson Bl Town Center wy & Hahn Rd 5th St & Vine Av Calle Madrid & Avenida Vallejo Harris Ln & Washington St 66th Av & Date Palm St Showcase Pkwy & Monroe St 66th Av & Date Palm St Club View Dr & WIndlass Dr Commuter Link Highway 111 & Golf Center Pkwy San Bernardino Transit Center Services operate weekdays only. West Dr & Pierson Bl Cook St & University Park Dr Calle Madrid & Avenida Vallejo Harris Ln & Washington St Calle Madrid & Avenida Vallejo Highway 111 & Golf Center Pkwy Shadow Hills High School Shadow Hills High School Avenue 44 & Jefferson St Destinations served include: SunLine

195-704: The administrative offices) in Thousand Palms, and another in Indio. As of 2021 , on-site refueling and charging capabilities include an electrolyzer that can produce 900 kg/d (2,000 lb/d) of hydrogen at Thousand Palms, which came online in 2019, and six 80 kW AC/DC battery-electric bus chargers, three each at both Thousand Palms and Indio. Hydrogen dispensers (using delivered liquid H 2 ) and additional chargers are planned for both facilities. Hydrogen production started in November 2000. Two electrolyzers and

210-584: The current rail line in the Coachella Valley is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad , as part of its Sunset Route between Los Angeles and Yuma, Arizona. The Sunset Limited Amtrak service stops at the Palm Springs station three times a week in each direction. Passenger service connecting Riverside County with Los Angeles has existed since the opening of the Sunset Route . The flagship train,

225-573: Was established under a Joint Powers Agreement , initially between Riverside County and Coachella Valley cities ( Coachella , Desert Hot Springs , Indio , Palm Desert , and Palm Springs ) on July 1, 1977. Cathedral City , Indian Wells , La Quinta , and Rancho Mirage were added later. Each of the nine member cities selects one member of the SunLine Board of Directors, with the tenth provided by Riverside County. The service area covers 1,120 sq mi (2,900 km ), bounded approximately by

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