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	San Diego Rail Organizations
		The reason the San Diego Zoo bought the railroad was to be able to roll the property into their expansion plans.
		SDERA is a light rail (LRV), or electrified, focused association.
		The San Diego Railroad Museum, operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest.
	www.sandiegorail.com /railorganizations.html (2058 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Report finds little benefit in urban rail
		The report singled out San Diego for the trolley's low operating cost, compared to buses, and the city got one of the best scores in the group's "rail livability index," which considers factors such as ridership growth and energy costs compared to cars.
		Gallegos didn't dispute that traffic has gotten worse in San Diego over the last decade, but he said congestion-relief projects suffered from the statewide recession of the early 1990s and from making costly seismic retrofitting of the state's bridges a transportation priority.
		An extension from Old Town to UC San Diego and University City is on the drawing boards and last week was recommended for funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal 2005; local officials considered but ultimately rejected bus rapid transit as an alternative for the Interstate 5 corridor.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20040217-9999-1m17rail.html (776 words)

	San Diego's Affordable Housing Dilemma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The median home price in San Diego is over $419,000 – just one of many areas in the state where the median price exceeds $400,000 and is out of reach for many hopeful home-buyers.
		In San Diego, and most of the state, lip service is outpacing reality when it comes to moving toward affordable housing.
		San Diego and the state need to shift away from affordable housing projects designed to help renters, and toward policies that encourage first-time home-buyers, and others, to enter the for-sale housing market.
	www.rppi.org /sandiego.html (2354 words)

	Travel Channel :: Fodor's Guides :: San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Most of San Diego was laid out after the invention of the automobile; a car is a necessity for most visitors.
		Two exceptions are the San Diego Trolley, which can save you time if you're heading from downtown to Old Town or Qualcomm Stadium, or to the Mexican border, and the Coronado Ferry, the scenic route from the harbor to Coronado.
		San Diego County is served by a coordinated, efficient network of bus and rail routes that includes service to Oceanside in the north, the Mexican border at San Ysidro, and points east to the Anza-Borrego Desert.
	travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/sandiego/tips_20028_1.html (1261 words)

	San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway is a short-line American railroad (AAR reporting mark SDAE) originally founded in 1906 as the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SDandA) by "sugar heir", developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels.
		In 1979 the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) purchased the SDandAE, along with the bulk of its existing trackage, for the purpose of establishing the San Diego Trolley, an interurban light rail passenger line.
		February 1, 1933: The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway is incorporated and assumes all operations of the SDandA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway (933 words)

	CA High-Speed Rail Authority: News Releases
		California's proposed high-speed rail line isn't exactly in a coma, but neither is it in the full blush of health.
		San Francisco, CA – Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisor Jake McGoldrick and transportation advocates today united and called on the leadership in Sacramento to keep the vision of High Speed Rail alive and advocated for State funding for CalTrain downtown, as a key transportation improvement and the first step toward High Speed Rail.
		This is the future of a California connected by a high-speed rail system, part of an innovative proposal that would place California at the vanguard of finding a solution to the nation's growing transportation and energy crunch...
	www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov /news/default.asp (1235 words)

	Light rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Light rail traces its pedigree to street railways, whereas rapid transit (metro) technology evolved from steam commuter operations, such as were seen in London, New York City, and Chicago.
		Light rail is similar to the British English term light railway long used to distinguish railway operations carried out under a less rigorous set of regulation using lighter equipment at lower speeds from mainline railways.
		Light rail systems are generally cheaper to build than heavy rail, since the infrastructure is relatively insubstantial, and tunnels used in most metro systems are generally not required.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light-rail (4292 words)

	Journal of San Diego History
		Not only was Baja California close to the PLM headquarters and destined to form its principal theater of operations, but the general excitement produced in Mexico and the U.S. border region by the outbreak of the 1910 insurrection resulted in a greater interest among Mexicans in the Liberals' activities and their journal Regeneracion.
		The purpose of the new rail line was to connect San Diego and northern Baja California with Yuma and the eastern U.S., as well as provide port facilities on the Pacific for the agricultural areas in the Imperial and Mexicali Valleys.
		In response to a report published in the San Diego Union that he had, while motoring to Tijuana with his wife and some friends, smuggled several cases of cartridges into the border town hidden in his auto, the promoter replied, jokingly, that he had only taken a bottle of beer across the line.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/99winter/magonista.htm (9856 words)

	Where California Began
		San Diego: Where California Began was first published as Volume VI, Number 1 (the January 1960 issue) of the San Diego Historical Society Quarterly.
		The author of this book, James R. Mills, was, at the time he wrote it, the curator of the San Diego Historical Society's Junipero Serra Museum, a position he held from 1955 to 1960, when he left the employ of the Historical Society to run for the state assembly in the 79th district.
		He was also responsible for appropriations that built the library building at San Diego State University and the Third College campus at the University of California at San Diego, which he helped legislatively to establish.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /books/wcb/wcb.htm (358 words)

	Reason Foundation Commentary: Carolina Officials Intrigued by San Diego's Rail
		Rail accounts for only 0.2 percent of work trips, and replicating this kind of "success" in the Triangle would require a quarter-century wait.
		It's true that -- by light rail standards -- San Diego's first line was cheap, but subsequent extensions ballooned to five times the cost of the original line.
		San Diego's light rail system, downright speedy compared to others, operates at an average speed of just 27mph.
	www.reason.org /commentaries/balaker_20050127.shtml (699 words)

	Myths vs. Realities: Light Rail - Property Values in Orange County
		As our story Orange County, Ca: Light Rail Vote Looms June 3rd (2003) relates, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is proposing a brand-new light rail transit (LRT) starter project.
		Thus in some aspects a public rail transit system may have a larger impact on commercial values than residential, particularly if a high-quality rail transit system is in place.
		In San Diego the commercial benefits appear to be concentrated only in the central business district rather than any suburban office zones.
	www.lightrailnow.org /myths/m_oct003.htm (5239 words)

	Community Index \| City of San Diego Official Website
		The City of San Diego’s Speakers Bureau is available to schools and community partnerships on a broad range of topics and areas of study.
		San Diego's fire stations are open daily for tours and visitations on a prearranged and approved basis.
		See the Community Meetings Calendar for a continuing series of meetings in various San Diego neighborhoods to discuss issues, projects and programs that impact the quality of life.
	www.sandiego.gov /directories/community.shtml (297 words)

	San Diego Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		San Diego's Amtrak station is located at 1050 Kettner Blvd (at C Street) in central San Diego.
		San Diego Bay is just a short walk west of the Station.
		San Diego's Trolley System runs through the Station property, allowing easy connections from Amtrak's trains to most of metropolitan San Diego -- from San Diego State University and Old Town all the way to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
	www.dot.ca.gov /hq/rail/depots/stops/san.htm (303 words)

	Mission Trail Today - Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
		San Gabriel Arcángel was the fourth mission founded in Alta California.
		San Gabriel Arcángel was one of the most prosperous missions and known as The Queen of the Missions.
		Mission San Gabriel was the winery for all the missions and the largest winery in California.
	www.missiontrailtoday.com /code/mission04.htm (876 words)

	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entry Redevelopment Project
		In March 2000, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) completed construction of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entry Redevelopment project, which included extensive landscaping and reconstruction of the McCoy House.
		San Diego’s light rail system was extended to Old Town in the early 1990s, and a transit center constructed adjacent to a relatively undeveloped area of the park.
		The light rail development transformed this area into a major park entrance, and stimulated efforts to enhance visitors’ services and historic landscape authenticity.
	www.parks.ca.gov /?page_id=23723 (568 words)

	California Vintage Trolley Systems by John Smatlak
		San Jose operates vintage trolleys over the downtown portion of its light rail system using an immaculately maintained fleet of four trolleys, which includes two San Jose natives.
		The native San Jose trolleys were painstakingly restored from carbodies found in use as homes in the local area.
		San Jose hosted the 2003 APTA Rail Transit Conference in June, during which the APTA Heritage Trolley Task Force held a meeting.
	www.railwaypreservation.com /vintagetrolley/sanjose.htm (752 words)

	California Vintage Trolley Systems by John Smatlak
		San Diego Trolley is examining options for a Vintage Trolley operation in the Downtown area.
		In addition to the San Diego Trolley study, the North Park Main Street Association is proposing a line that would link the world-famous San Diego Zoo with remote parking areas and the North Park neighborhood.
		The group is also exploring the practicality of restoring native San Diego streetcars for use on the project.
	www.railwaypreservation.com /vintagetrolley/sandiego.htm (405 words)

	Port of San Diego
		The Port is working with the Zoological Society of San Diego to monitor the California least tern.
		The Port has collaborated with the Environmental Health Coalition, San Diego Audubon Society, Nature Festivals of San Diego County, Friends of Famosa Slough and the Zoological Society of San Diego to produce a brochure of bird watching hot spots.
		Although the highly invasive seaweed, caulerpa taxifolia has not been found in San Diego Bay, the Port will implement measures, such as conducting surveys to protect against the possible infestation of this seaweed in our Bay.
	www.portofsandiego.org /sandiego_environment/natural_resources.asp (596 words)

	San Diego, California
		The San Diego Trolley was the first new Light Rail system in California and has also been the most successful.
		The original line from Downtown San Diego to Tijuana cost only $86 million to construct and within a few years achieved near self sufficiency with fares covering over 90% of operating costs (the national average is only 30%-40%).
		When a train arrives at the San Ysidro/Tijuana station, doors are allowed to open on one side to let passengers off before the doors are allowed to open on the platform side where people are waiting to get on (all doors are passenger operated).
	world.nycsubway.org /us/sandiego (1419 words)

	:: DIHS Tour Our Facilities - San Diego :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Located only miles from the Mexican border, and minutes away from beautiful San Diego and Mission Bay to fulfill the challenging mission of providing all medical services to a facility population of approximately 1,200 ICE detainees.
		Downtown San Diego offers many fun places to visit including picturesque Seaport Village and the now-trendy Gas Lamp District, which features Horton Plaza, live theatres, cinema, and dozens of restaurants.
		Other fun destinations in-and-around San Diego include Mission Bay with its adjacent Sea World Adventure Park; Balboa Park, home to several museums and the world-famous San Diego Zoo; San Diego Wild Animal Park; Legoland California, a great destination for families with young children; and nearby Tijuana, Mexico, accessible from the Red-Line light rail system.
	www.inshealth.org /tour_SanDiego.htm (912 words)

	Traffic-choked L.A. a model for future of mass transit? \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Weekday ridership on the subway and three light-rail lines is 218,000, compared with 82,000 on the San Diego Trolley.
		That strategy is touted by many mass-transit advocates as a key step toward addressing the region's chronic housing shortage, absorbing its projected population growth and creating so-called livable cities in which public transportation is a practical alternative for more of the population.
		A regional blueprint for San Diego embraces the concept of smart growth.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040918/news_1n18transit.html (941 words)

	Reason Foundation - Light Rail
		Light rail is particularly wasteful, producing only 3.6 percent of transit trips yet consuming 12 percent of transit capital funds.
		Light rail projects usually come in over budget and fail to produce the predicted ridership numbers.
		Portland, Oregon, hailed as rail's only success story, leads the nation with a light rail system that accounts for 0.76 percent of travel.
	www.reason.org /lightrail (431 words)

	Santa Fe Depot
		San Diego's Santa Fe Depot is an outstanding example of the classic Spanish Mission-Colonial Revival style of architecture, including Moorish influences.
		It's a terminus of the nation's second-busiest Amtrak rail corridor, San Diego Northern's Coaster commuter trains, and Mexicoach bus routes; a hub of the San Diego Trolley light rail system; and home of the office and research library of the San Diego Railroad Museum and local Santa Fe Historical Society library.
		With many Amtrak San Diegans, and San Diego Northern Coasters, and hundreds of San Diego Trolley LRVs, the historic, functional and architecturally outstanding Santa Fe Depot has a bright future, yet is a reminder of a bygone era of "steam trains and streetcars".
	www.sdrm.org /sfd.html (620 words)

	Mission Bay Self Guided Tour of Wildlife Preserves \| Park and Recreation
		The California least tern is an endangered subspecies nesting in patches of fairly flat sandy ground with little or no vegetation.
		In 1952, Lena Kendall donated nine acres of salt marsh to the University of California.
		The light-footed clapper rail builds a floating nest in the tall cordgrass stands of the marsh.
	www.sandiego.gov /park-and-recreation/parks/missionbay/mbtour.shtml (353 words)

	Bazaar del Mundo, San Diego, California
		A fun alternative is to park near one of the San Diego transit stations and take the Little Red Trolley, San Diego's light-rail transit system, to the Old Town Station.
		Southern California residents often take the AMTRAK train (ten a day) into San Diego and then catch the trolley to Old Town from AMTRAK's Union Station.
		If you're flying in to San Diego International Airport, Old Town is a short taxi ride or drive from the airport.
	www.roadtripamerica.com /places/sandiego.htm (577 words)

	America By Rail
		The West Coast Route continues the tradition of the "America By Rail" series as we travel from San Diego, California on an incredibly scenic journey to Seattle, Washington.
		This 1600 mile journey begins at the Mexican Border as we ride the San Diego Trolley into the City.
		The journey picks up at first light east of Maysville, Kentucky, and concludes with the stop in Clifton Forge, West Virginia, after traveling along the Ohio River, and later the famous New River Gorge.
	www.gregschollvideo.com /ambyrail.html (331 words)

	Zoological Society of San Diego's Bird Collection
		The San Diego Zoo is also home to species that are rare or extinct in the wild.
		And the Zoo is one of just three facilities in the world used as a quarantine staging area for the eventual return of a bird extinct in the wild, the Guam rail, to its native Guam.
		The Zoological Society is part of endangered bird recovery programs for the San Clemente loggerhead shrike, California and Andean condors, Guam rail, light-footed clapper rail, and harpy eagle.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/a-bird_collection.html (617 words)

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