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Redlands Passenger Rail Project

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Overview
Owner San Bernardino Associated Governments
Area served Redlands, San Bernardino
Locale San Bernardino County, California, United States
Number of lines 1
Number of stations 5
Daily ridership 1,600–1,800 (expected)
Chief executive Trischelle Baysden
Website redlandsrailproject.org
Operation
Operation will start 2021 (expected)
Operator(s) Omnitrans
Host railroads BNSF
Character shared commuter rail with at-grade crossings
Number of vehicles 3 Stadler FLIRT DMUs
Headway 30-minute peak period
60-minute off-peak
Technical
System length 9 mi (14 km)
No. of tracks mostly single
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
System map
San Bernardino Transit Center
Metrolink (Southern California)sbX
Tippecanoe Avenue
New York Street / Esri
Downtown Redlands
University of Redlands
Orange Blossom Trail

Arrow is a planned commuter rail line in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is planned to run between the San Bernardino Transit Center in San Bernardino and the University of Redlands in Redlands, California and will be operated by Omnitrans. Service was expected to begin in 2020, but this was pushed back to 2021 based on available funding.

In planning, the system was known as Redlands Passenger Rail Project (RPRP or RPR), and underwent several design revisions before arriving at the final blend of rail technologies.

Proposals for a rail connection between San Bernardino and Redlands were made as early as the 1990s, with the service originally projected to start in 1995. This date has progressively been delayed to 2013, 2015, and 2018.

By 2011, the estimated cost of construction had dropped to an estimate of between $130 million and $150 million. The first contract for the project was awarded on November 2, 2011, by SANBAG to HDR, Inc. for engineering and environmental services. The contract was an amendment to an existing contract for HDR to work on a separate project in the region, the extension of the San Bernardino Line to a new terminus at the San Bernardino Transit Center. Work was initially expected to begin in late 2012 or 2013, with the estimated start of service ranging from 2015 to as late as 2018.

The project encountered further delays, including the U.S. federal government's shutdown in October 2013, after which point the construction was slated to begin in fall of 2016. In February 2014, the project was delayed again, when a San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) document said that "construction is planned to begin in late 2015 with operation in 2018." In 2015, SANBAG officials said the line was expected to be complete and operating in 2020. By July 2016, construction was planned to begin in 2017 and service in 2020. In July 2016, the project received an additional $8.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the eighth round of the TIGER grant program.


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