Thursday, September 16, 2004 Issue 5   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 5  
CONTENTS
OnTrac Seeks Bids For Construction Phase Of The Quiet Zone Project
OnTrac Eight-Month Interim Budget Gets The Green Light
Metro Begins Construction Work For The Eastside Extension On The South End of The Metro Gold Line Union Station Platform
“Metro Experience” Mobile Theater Promoting Rail Safety to be Showcased at Los Angeles County Fair
New Cal State Fullerton / OCBC Poll Shows Strong Support For Light Rail In Orange County
Amtrak Updates Five-Year Strategic Plan
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AMTRAK


OnTrac Seeks Bids For Construction Phase Of The Quiet Zone Project
www.OnTrac-JPA.org
by George McQuade
Melrose Construction Site, Placentia, CA last March.

OnTrac is seeking bids for the final construction phase of California's Quiet Zone Project. The Rail Crossing Safety and Quiet Zone Project progress is welcome news for the thousands of residents anxiously waiting for a train whistle ban.

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OnTrac Eight-Month Interim Budget Gets The Green Light
Placentia City Council and OnTrac Board of Directors Okays An $8.5 million budget
http://placentia.org/index.asp
by George McQuade
Placentia is the only city in California with a model

Chairperson Judy Dickinson of Orange North-American Trade Rail Access Corridor (OnTrac) Joint Powers Authority announced that the Placentia City Council and OnTrac Board of Directors have given the nod to an $8.5 million budget for its railroad projects. California's only Safety and Quiet Zone are top priorities.

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Metro Begins Construction Work For The Eastside Extension On The South End of The Metro Gold Line Union Station Platform
www.mta.net
MTA's Gold Line in Pasadena (courtesy lightrail.com)

Construction has started at Union Station, on the first segment of the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension. Crews are doing the preliminary work to prepare for Caltran's construction of a bridge over the I-101 Freeway. The work will continue through the end of october.

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“Metro Experience” Mobile Theater Promoting Rail Safety to be Showcased at Los Angeles County Fair
www.mta.net

The mobile theater “Metro Experience”, a cutting edge thrill ride that drives home the importance of rail safety will be part of this year’s Los Angeles County Fair held in Pomona from September 10 through the 26.

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New Cal State Fullerton / OCBC Poll Shows Strong Support For Light Rail In Orange County
69 Percent Of Orange County Residents Favor CenterLine System
http://www.octa.net/
Photo courtesy LightRail.org

ORANGE - A new poll released this month shows that a vast majority of Orange County residents support light rail.

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Amtrak Updates Five-Year Strategic Plan
www.amtrak.com/
(courtesy LightRail.org)

State-of-good-repair progress cited. Recommendations made for corridor and long-distance service challenges

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