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Y OU ’ RE I NVITED … TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD RAIL PASSENGER CAUCUS N ORTHERN C ALIFORNIA —N OVEMBER 12-15, 2003 Dear Colleague, You are invited to attend the Sixth Transportation Research Board Rail Passenger Caucus in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. The Caucus is a joint business meeting of the passenger rail-oriented committees in the TRB Public Transportation Section. The Caucus is also an opportunity to learn more about local rail transit systems, programs, and policies through its emphasis on agency presentations and technical tours. No other region has the multimodal diversity of Northern California. The Caucus will look at Intercity Rail, Commuter Rail, Rapid (Heavy) Rail, Light Rail, Streetcars, Cable Cars and Intermodal Transfer Facilities. The basic itinerary for the Caucus is as follows: • Wednesday Evening : Reception and business meetings. • Thursday & Friday : Site Visits and Presentations with Bay Area agencies. • Saturday : Site Visits and Presentations with Sacramento agencies. • Sunday (OPTIONAL) : Amtrak Overnight to Portland OR for TRB/APTA LRT Conference. Any member or friend of a TRB committee may attend, as well as program participants. Attendance is capped at 60 participants, however, to keep the interactive, "kick the tires and look under the hood" atmosphere typical of past caucuses. The registration fee is $190 in advance and $240 on-site, including a reception (cash bar) on Wednesday and breakfast and lunch on Thursday. Rooms at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco —in the Embarcadero at the nexus of subway, light rail, streetcar and cable car lines—are available at a special rate of $159 per night (plus tax). For information and registration, go to http://Gulliver.TRB.org/Conferences/RailCaucus or contact Peter Shaw ([email protected], 202-334-2966) or Elaine King ([email protected], 202-334-3206). T. R. Hickey Peter Fahrenwald Bruce Horowitz John Schumann John C. Tone Chair, A1E03 Chair, A1E04 Chair, A1E07 Chair, A1E12 Chair, A1E13 Intermodal Rail Transit Commuter Rail Light Rail Intercity Passenger Facilities Systems Systems Transit Passenger Rail PARTICIPATING AGENCIES Bay Area Agencies Altamont Corridor Express Joint Powers Authority Bay Area Rapid Transit District Metropolitan Transportation Commission Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Sonoma-Marin Authority for Rail Transit Transbay Joint Powers Authority Sacramento Agencies California Department of Transportation Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority National Railroad Passenger Corporation Sacramento Regional Transportation District GOING TO PORTLAND? The Caucus is timed as a prelude to the TRB/APTA Light Rail Conference that starts in Portland OR on Sunday, November 16. Caucus participants can board Amtrak’s Coast Starlight in Sacramento and ride overnight to Portland. The coach fare is $56, while bedrooms range from $164 to $250 for an individual (the accommodation fee can be cut in half when two participants share a room). Check your airline if an Open-Jaw Discount is available flying into San Francisco and returning via Portland.
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Y O U ’ R E I N V I T E D … T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R E S E A R C H B O A R D
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Dear Colleague,
You are invited to attend the Sixth Transportation Research Board Rail Passenger Caucus in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. The Caucus is a joint business meeting of the passenger rail-oriented committees in the TRB Public Transportation Section. The Caucus is also an opportunity to learn more about local rail transit systems, programs, and policies through its emphasis on agency presentations and technical tours.
No other region has the multimodal diversity of Northern California. The Caucus will look at Intercity Rail, Commuter Rail, Rapid (Heavy) Rail, Light Rail, Streetcars, Cable Cars and Intermodal Transfer Facilities. The basic itinerary for the Caucus is as follows: • Wednesday Evening: Reception and business meetings. • Thursday & Friday: Site Visits and Presentations with Bay Area agencies. • Saturday: Site Visits and Presentations with Sacramento agencies. • Sunday (OPTIONAL): Amtrak Overnight to Portland OR for TRB/APTA LRT Conference.
Any member or friend of a TRB committee may attend, as well as program participants. Attendance is capped at 60 participants, however, to keep the interactive, "kick the tires and look under the hood" atmosphere typical of past caucuses.
The registration fee is $190 in advance and $240 on-site, including a reception (cash bar) on Wednesday and breakfast and lunch on Thursday. Rooms at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco —in the Embar cadero at the nexus of subway, light rail, streetcar and cable car lines—are available at a special rate of $159 per night (plus tax).
For information and registration, go to http://Gulliver.TRB.org/Conferences/RailCaucus or contact Peter Shaw ([email protected], 202-334-2966) or Elaine King ([email protected], 202-334-3206).
T. R. Hickey Peter Fahrenwald Bruce Horowitz John Schumann John C. Tone Chair, A1E03 Chair, A1E04 Chair, A1E07 Chair, A1E12 Chair, A1E13 Intermodal Rail Transit Commuter Rail Light Rail Intercity Passenger Facilities Systems Systems Transit Passenger Rail
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES Bay Area Agencies Altamont Corridor Express Joint Powers Authority Bay Area Rapid Transit District Metropolitan Transportation Commission Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Sonoma-Marin Authority for Rail Transit Transbay Joint Powers Authority Sacramento Agencies California Department of Transportation Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority National Railroad Passenger Corporation Sacramento Regional Transportation District
GOING TO PORTLAND? The Caucus is timed as a prelude to the TRB/APTA Light Rail Conference that starts in Portland OR on Sunday, November 16. Caucus participants can board Amtrak’s Coast Starlight in Sacramento and ride overnight to Portland. The coach fare is $56, while bedrooms range from $164 to $250 for an individual (the accommodation fee can be cut in half when two participants share a room). Check your airline if an Open-Jaw Discount is available flying into San Francisco and returning via Portland.
TRB 2003 Rail Passenger CaucuNovember 12-15, 2003Preliminary Schedule "At A Glance"
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday7:00 AM Capitol Corridor JPB Amtrak #14
Amtrak #720 SAC > PDX
8:00 AM CNTL BREAKFAST BREAKFAST, On Own (continued)
AGENCY BART
9:00 AM PRESENTATIONS (Oakland)
MTC RTD LRT
10:00 AM CALTRAIN - VTA (Sacramento)
SJRRC
11:00 AM Amtrak California
12:00 PM LUNCH LUNCH
On Your Own
1:00 PM LUNCH
MUNI On Your Own
2:00 PM METRO MUNI N>Caltrain Sta
& Light Rail Caltrain #60
3:00 PM (San Francisco) SF>San Carlos
Coffee Break
4:00 PM Caltrain #62
VTA Light Rail
5:00 PM MUNI Mt View>Luck Mill
CABLE CARS ACE Train #06
6:00 PM RECEPTION (San Francisco) AMTRAK #544 TRB/APTA
& Freemont>Richmond LIGHT RAIL CONF
7:00 PM COMMITTEE DINNER BART OPENING RECEPTN
MEETINGS On Your Own Richmond>SF (Portland OR)
8:00 PM Fisherman's Wharf? DINNER
On Your Own
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM Amtrak #14
SAC > PDX
2003 TRB RAIL PASSENGER CAUCUS Preliminary Program (Version 1.1) Northern California, November 12-15, 2003 Page 1
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003
VENUE: Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero 5:00 - 8:00 pm Registration 6:00 - 7:00 pm Welcoming Reception 7:00 - 8:00 pm Call to Order & TRB A1E Committee Meetings
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2003
VENUE: Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero 8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 - 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions 8:45 - 11:45 am Agency Presentations METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD (Caltrain) SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) ALTAMONT CORRIDOR EXPRESS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (ACE) SONOMA-MARIN AUTHORITY FOR RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY 12:00 -1:00 pm LUNCH
VENUE: MUNI, 401 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO1:30 - 4:30 pm Agency Presentation & Field Tour SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MUNI) - MUNI Metro, Light Rail, and Streetcars
VENUE: CABLE CAR POWERHOUSE & MUSEUM, 1201 MASON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO 5:00 - 7:00 pm Agency Presentation & Field Tour SAN FRANCISCO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MUNI) - MUNI Cable Cars
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2003
VENUE: Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero8:00 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast on your own
VENUE: BART, 800 MADISON STREET, OAKLAND9:00 - 12:00 n Agency Presentations & Field Tour BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT (BART)
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
VENUE: ROUND-THE-BAY RAIL TOUR 1:53 pm Depart Embarcadero Station (MUNI Route N LRT) 2:30 pm Depart 4th & Townsend Station (Caltrain Train #60) 3:15 pm Arrive San Carlos Station
COFFEE BREAK ON YOUR OWN 3:46 pm Depart San Carlos Station (Caltrain Train #62) 4:14 pm Arrive Mountain View Station 4:31 pm Depart Downtown Mountain View Station (VTA Mountain View-I880/Milpitas LRT) 5:03 pm Arrive Luck Mill Station 5:39 pm Depart Great America Station (ACE Train #06) 5:59 pm Arrive Fremont Station 6:13 pm Depart Fremont-Centerville Station (Amtrak Train #544) 7:17 pm Arrive Richmond Station 7:35 pm Depart Fremont Station (BART Richmond-Fremont Line) 7:54 pm Timed-Transfer at MacArthur Station (BART Pittsburg/Bay Point-Colma Line) 8:05 pm Arrive Embarcadero Station
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2003
VENUE: ENROUTE TO SACRAMENTO 6:55 am - Depart Hyatt-Regency Embarcadero (Amtrak Thruway Bus) 7:20 am - Arrive Emeryville Station 7:23 am - Depart Emeryville Station (Amtrak Train #720)
BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN (ABOARD) 8:00 am - Agency Presentation (Enroute) CAPITOL CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY 9:25 am - Arrive Sacramento Station
VENUE: SACRAMENTO AMTRAK STATION 9:45 am - Agency Presentation & Field Tour REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT - RT Light Rail and New Extensions
VENUE: MATHER FIELD STATION, SACRAMENTO 12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCH & Agency Presentation CALTRANS (Amtrak California)
TOUR & DINNER ON YOUR OWN Old Sacramento/California State Rail road Museum
VENUE: SACRAMENTO AMTRAK STATION* 11:59 pm - Depart Sacramento Station (Amtrak #14/Coast Starlight)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2003
VENUE: ENROUTE TO PORTLAND 10:00 am - Agency Presentation (Enroute) NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (Amtrak)
VENUE: PORTLAND UNION STATION 3:40 pm - Arrive Portland Union Station 3:45 pm - 2003 TRB Rail Passenger Caucus adjourns
* NOTE: For those not continuing on to Portland, Amtrak/Capitol Corridor trains returning to the Bay Area will depart Sacramento at 1:40 pm (#739), 2:40 pm (#741), 4:40 pm (#745), 5:40 pm (#747) and 8:10 pm (#751).
