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DRAFT 3. Circulation Element westbound morning trains and two eastbound evening trains. In 2001, ACE added a third commute train, and in 2006, ACE added a fourth midday train for a total of eight daily train daily trips four in each direction). Currend~ average daily ridership totals about 3,000 Passengers. At the Pleasanton Station, an average of 167 People board ACE trains in the morning while 215 People alight. In the evening an average of 185 People board the trains while 137 People alight No information is available for midday trains by station.; Measure B hers funds about two Percent of ACE service operations in Alameda County. The Pleasanton ACE Station is temporarily located across the street from the Alameda Countv Fairgrounds A Permanent location for the station that will Provide the transit hub type linkage to further Promote regional transit is under review. Railroads The two railroads, Western Pacific and Southern Pacific, which formerly owned and operated separate rail facilities in Pleasanton, have consolidated services using the former Western Pacific tracks. The consolidation ~Llnion Pacific Railroad has served the public in several ways by eliminating potentially dangerous crossings, eliminating the noise and traffic disruption along the old Southern Pacific tracks, and by freeing up the Southern Pacific right-of--way for other uses. The resulting consolidated rail service along the Union Pacific tracks is provided by both railroad companies for transporting freight as well as ACE Train service Current rail usage of the track is about 12 trains per day. Freight traffic may increase in the East Bay area as the economy grows. Regional Rail The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Cal'I'rans, BART, and CalTrain have initiated an update to the Bay Area Regional Rail Plan This update is to examine the future design of the regional rail system in the nine Bay Area counties The update will look for opportunities to expand existing facilities such as BART', CalTrain~ and ACES as well as incorporate plans for a new High Speed Rail stem into the existing regional rail network. The City does not support high-speed rail running through Pleasanton. The City does support MTC's and Livermore's approach of Providing a connection to high-speed rail via a BART extension and inter-modal transportation facility, including the ACE train~in Livermore. HDR Engineering, Inc and IBI Groin Inc ,~renared fox San ~oaduin Regional Rail Commission "~1ltamont Commuter Express Rail Corridor Analysis Final Report "August 24, 2007. Circulation Element 012908 redline 3-32 City Council Ol 29 OB