The document discusses capacity expansion plans for the LOSSAN rail corridor in San Diego County. It describes several projects to double track sections of the corridor to increase train frequencies from once every 36 minutes to once every 20 minutes by 2030. Key projects include doubling tracks from Orange County to downtown San Diego, with over $400 million in funding already allocated through 2016.

1. Capacity Expansions of LOSSAN
Corridor in San Diego
APTA Rail Conference - June 2011
Bill Prey, P.E., San Diego Association of Governments
Brett Rekola, P.E., North County Transit District

2. LOSSAN Corridor in So. California
• Los Angeles – San Diego
– San Luis Obispo
(LOSSAN) corridor
• 2nd busiest passenger rail
corridor in U.S.
• 351 miles in length
• 8.5 million annual trips
• 100+ daily trains
- COASTER
- Amtrak
- Metrolink
- BNSF Freight
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3. LOSSAN Corridor in San Diego
• 60 miles in SD County
• 50 percent single track
• Six coastal lagoons
• Two right-of-way owners:
NCTD and MTS
• NCTD Maintains and
Operates
• Service by: Coaster,
Amtrak, Metrolink, and
BNSF Railway
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4. San Diego’s North Coast Corridor
• Oceanside to downtown
San Diego
• LOSSAN and I-5 working
together to move goods
and people efficiently
• Provides transportation
options; relieves pressure
from I-5
• Critical to San Diego
region’s economic future
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5. LOSSAN Corridor
SAN DIEGO CAPITAL
PROGRAM
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6. Program Goals
• Double track corridor
from Orange Co. to
downtown San Diego
• Service Improvements
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7. COASTER Service Goals
Peak Off-Peak Home-Office
Trains
Headways Headways Trip Time
per Day
(minutes) (minutes) (minutes)
Today 36 120 22 93
2030 20 60 54 78
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8. Current Projects
• 20 projects in development
Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps
• 10 funded through Base
S13
construction 5
Oceanside
• $432 million in funding 78
Carlsbad
• $820 million estimate to Encinitas
complete Solana Beach
Del Mar
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• Schedule currently funded
through 2016 8
San Diego
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9. Current Projects
San Mateo Creek Bridge
Camp Pendleton Santa Margarita Bridge
Green Beach Bridge Marine Corps
Base
San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track S13
Red Beach Bridge
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Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings
Eastbrook to Shell Double Track
Oceanside
Oceanside Stub Track 78
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Village Double Track
Carlsbad Double Track
Encinitas
Poinsettia Station Improvements
San Elijo Lagoon Double Track
Solana Beach
San Dieguito Double Track Del Mar
5
Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization 3
Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridges
Sorrento Valley Double Track
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Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1
Sorrento to Miramar Phase 2 San Diego
Elvira to Morena Double Track
Tecolote/Washington St Crossovers
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10. Project Status – In Construction
Santa Margarita San Mateo Creek
Bridge/Double Track Bridge/Trestles
(Camp Pendleton) (SD/OC Line)
Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization
Phase 3 10

11. Project Status – Near Construction
Tecolote/Washington Encinitas Pedestrian
Crossovers Crossings - Santa Fe
Sorrento to Miramar Double Track, Phase 1
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12. Project Status – In Design/Environ.
• San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track
• Eastbrook to Shell Double Track
• Oceanside Transit Center Stub Track
• Carlsbad Village Double Track
• Poinsettia Station Improvement
• San Elijo Lagoon Double Track
• Sorrento Valley Double Track
• Elvira to Morena Double Track
• San Dieguito Double Track - Environmental
• Sorrento to Miramar Double Track, Phase 2 -
Environmental
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13. Project Status – Partner Agencies
Project Partner
• Green Beach Bridge Navy
• Red Beach Bridge Navy
• Carlsbad Double Track Amtrak
• Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridges (Design) NCTD
• Centralized Train Control NCTD
• Positive Train Control NCTD
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14. LOSSAN Corridor
PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND
BUDGET
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15. Corridor Schedule
Santa Margarita River Bridge
San Mateo Creek Bridge
Carlsbad Double Track
Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization 3
Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings
Tecolote/Washington St. Crossovers
Los Penasquitos Lagoon Bridges
Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1
Oceanside Stub Track
San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track
Sorrento Valley Double Track
Poinsettia Station Improvements
Green Beach Bridge
Red Beach Bridge
Sorrento to Miramar Phase 2
Elvira to Morena Double Track
Carlsbad Village Double Track
Eastbrook to Shell Double Track
San Dieguito Double Track and…
San Elijo Lagoon Double Track
COASTER Preliminary Engineering
Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17
P/E and Environmental Design Design By Other Agency Construction

16. LOSSAN – TransNet Early Action
FY 10 FY 11 Funded Through
Oceanside Stub Tracks $3.1 $18.0 CON
Carlsbad Double Track $1.6 $1.9 CON
Poinsettia Run Through Track $1.7 $15.5 CON
San Elijo Lagoon Double Track $4.6 $93.2 CON
LOSSAN Corridor in $3.7 Diego
Sorrento Valley Double Track
San $33.7 CON
Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1 $23.7 $23.7 CON
Elvira to Morena Double Track $0 $80.0 CON
Tecolote/Washington $9.4 $10.2 CON
Eastbrook to Shell Double Track $0 $7.0 ADV
Carlsbad Village Double Track $0 $6.0 ADV
San Dieguito Double Track $0 $5.0 ENV
Sorrento to Miramar Phase 2 $0 $5.0 ENV
COASTER Prelim. Eng. (PE) $0 $1.0 PE
Total (in millions) $47.8 $300.2
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17. LOSSAN – Non-TransNet Projects
Total
San Mateo Creek Bridge $8.0
San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track $30.0
Santa Margarita River Bridge $40.6
LOSSAN Corridor
Carlsbad Double Track (Amtrak) in San Diego $18.9
Encinitas Pedestrian Crossings $6.5
Green Beach Bridge (Navy) $7.0
Red Beach Bridge (Navy) $16.0
Del Mar Bluffs 3 $4.7
Non - Early Action Project Total $131.7
Early Action Project Total + $300.2
Total Program Budget (in millions) $431.9
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19. LOSSAN Corridor
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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20. Program Highlights
Sorrento to Miramar, Phase Two
• Slowest
track
segment
south of LA
• 1.9-mile
double
tracking
• 2.2% Grade
• Curve
realignment
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21. Program Highlights
San Elijo Lagoon Double Track
• 1.5-mile
double track
• Bridge
replacement
• Sensitive
wetland
environment
• Collaborating
with Lagoon
Committee
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22. Program Highlights
Elvira to Morena Double Track
• 2.6-mile
double track
• Coordination
with Mid-
Coast
Trolley
corridor
• Sensitive
wetland
environment
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23. Program Highlights
Oceanside Transit Center Stub
Track • Modified
location of
stub track to
remain within
existing right-
of-way
• Avoided $4M
to $5M in
potential cost
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24. Program Highlights
Poinsettia Station Improvements
• Value
engineering
solution
eliminated
third run-
through track
• Savings of
$1.5M to
$2.5M
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29. LOSSAN Corridor
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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