Riverside County Transportation System Chairman and Lake Elsinore City Council Member Robert “Bob” Magee announced the commission through the U.S. Federal Rail Administration added the Coachella Valley Rail (CV Rail) Project to the Federal Corridor Identification and Development Program on Dec. 8.
The Corridor ID Program is an intercity passenger rail planning and development program that the FRA uses to guide intercity passenger rail development throughout Riverside Country.
The designation included a $500,000 grant award to Caltrans, the State’s project partner, to create a Service Development Plan outlining the future needs of passenger rail service in southern California and beyond.
“I am pleased to see the Federal Rail Administration recognize the value CV Rail will bring t
