Train Times - May 2011

The Rail Passenger USA 'Capitol Corridor Route Guide' has been added to our set of USA Regional Route Guides this month. The Capitol Corridor trains travel daily (in segments) in both directions between Auburn, California and San Jose, California. The trains travel via Sacramento, the California State Capitol, serving both large and small communities along their way including several San Francisco Bay Area 'East Bay' cities.

To access the Rail Passenger USA 'Amtrak Cascades' Route Guide Home Page
click - Capitol Corridor

For Capitol Corridor train numbers, and to identify the segments of the route that they travel, go to the Amtrak Timetables page to download the current schedule.

Have a Great Trip!

High Speed Rail Awards

On Monday, May 9, 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of $2.02 billion for continuing the development of high-speed intercity passenger rail.

Approximately 85% of the of the $2.02 billion was allocated to the following projects:

Amount	To	For
$450 M	Amtrak	Northeast Corridor power, signal, track and catenary improvements
$295 M	New York	Harold Interlocking Bypass in Queens, NY
$268.2 M	Equipment	High performance passenger rail cars and quick acceleration locomotives
$186.3 M	Illinois	Chicago - St. Louis Corridor upgrades
$197.5 M	Michigan	Chicago - Detroit Corridor upgrades
$300 M	California	Additional funds for the Central Valley (LA to San Francisco) project

For a complete list of awards click here to read the May 9, 2011 US DOT press release, DOT 57-11.

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