Plans are underway for a community event to celebrate acquisition of the 32-mile Santa Cruz Branch Rail corridor that spans the county from Watsonville to Davenport. Funding to acquire this key corridor was secured by the Regional Transportation Commission primarily from voter-approved sources.
The celebration event will feature whistle stops in Watsonville, Capitola, Live Oak and the west side of Santa Cruz. More details about the event will be posted on the RTC website as they become available.
The potential transportation uses are wide ranging for the continuous, 130-year old rail corridor. The corridor passes within one mile* of 50% of the county’s population, over 80 parks and 25 schools. In the short term it will be used for seasonal or special event passenger train events and continued/expanded freight rail goods movement. In the medium term, it could be a major component of the bicycle and pedestrian Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail (in addition to rail service where there is sufficient right of way). And in the longer term, expanded passenger rail and transit options will be evaluated.
Rail Corridor Acquisition Celebration
Walker St & W Beach St
Watsonville CA
95076 See map
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