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Today, @governor.ca.gov officially launched the new State Rail Plan, with few changes from last month's soft launch. The plan recommits to VMT reduction, calls for 1500 mi of electrified rail by 2050, and promotes important reforms. Here's a first look at what's in it: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/c...

For freight electrifiers: the SRP calls for overhead electrification of some highly active freight lines with passenger service, notably the BNSF Southern Transcon from LA-Riverside. If agencies lead, could encourage freight electrification in some of the country's most polluted rail corridors.

By 2050, the SRP calls for 15 minute or less frequencies on much of Capitol Corridor, Metrolink, and Surfliner - but electrification is missing from, among others, the Surfliner south of Anaheim, the nation's 2nd highest ridership rail line. Let's keep up the pressure to fight for catenary here!

In the SRP, electrification is just one part of a vision for an integrated, statewide rail network. The plan calls for integrated ticketing, cross-platform transfers, and pulse scheduling to create a statewide rail time table.