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Who supports high-speed trains?

Business leaders and local governments agree that high-speed trains are the way forward. Below is a partial list of those organizations that support California's high-speed trains.*

Cities and Counties

  • California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
  • City of Anaheim
  • City of Bakersfield
  • City of Escondido
  • City of Fresno
  • City of Fullerton
  • City of Gilroy
  • City of Irvine
  • City of Los Angeles
  • City of Merced
  • City of Milpitas
  • City of Morgan Hill
  • City of Oakland
  • City of Orange
  • City of Palmdale
  • City of Sacramento
  • City of San Diego
  • City and County of San Francisco
  • City of San Jose
  • City of Santa Clara
  • City of Sunnyvale
  • City of Visalia
  • Fresno County
  • Fresno County Council of Governments
  • Kern Council of Governments
  • Kern County
  • League of California Cities
  • Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  • Merced County
  • Merced County Association of Governments
  • Sacramento Area Council of Governments
  • San Bernardino Association of Governments
  • San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Town of Los Altos Hills

Federal/State/Local Agencies and Interests

  • Amtrak
  • Bay Area Air Quality Management District
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
  • Brotherhood of Automotive Engineers and Trainmen
  • California Conference of Carpenters
  • Caltrain/Peninsula Joint Powers Board
  • Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
  • Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN)
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
  • Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
  • North County Transit District
  • Operating Engineers Local Union 3
  • Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
  • San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
  • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
  • Sierra Club
  • Silicon Valley High-Speed Rail Coalition
  • State Building Trades Council
  • Transbay Joint Powers Authority
  • U.C. Merced
  • United Transportation Workers, Local 1721

Business and Organizations

  • Antelope Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Downtown Visalians and Alliance
  • Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce
  • Merced Community College District
  • Merced County High-Speed Rail Committee
  • Mission Oaks Company
  • Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
  • Pacific Friends Outreach Society
  • Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC)
  • Redwood City/San Mateo Chamber of Commerce
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
  • Silicon Valley Leadership Group
  • Train Riders’ Association of California (TRAC)
  • Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Visalia Chamber of Commerce
  • Winslow Properties
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Company

* As officially noted in the California High-Speed Rail Authority Program-Level Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement or the official position of the entity.