ROSEVILLE

The economic growth and increase in population in the San Francisco Bay Area and Interstate-80 corridor has driven the need to reduce impacts on the environment and economic costs of traffic congestion. California transportation agencies, both on the State and regional level, have recognized the importance of expanding passenger rail services as an alternative to automobile transportation. The development and growth of both transit and intercity rail programs continue to be priorities in the State's transportation planning agenda and in the State Rail Plan... The purpose of the project is to expand Capitol Corridor service between Sacramento and Roseville from its current single daily round trip (two trains per day) to up to 10 daily round trips (20 trains total), while preserving current freight operations and reliability within the corridor... To maintain the on-going safety and viability of UPRR's freight services while increasing Capitol Corridor passenger service, infrastructure..