It's not a huge chunk-O-change, and it won't happen overnight (what does?), but there's a Perris station ready to go, and a transit center (buses) already operational adjacent to it. From the Perris depot you can see one end of the Orange Empire Railway Museum's main line not many yards away.
$75-million federal grant to help fund Metrolink expansion to Perris -- http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metrolink-perris-federal-grant-20131209,0,142572.story#ixzz2nIs4e6Y4
Today's Trains News Wire also has an item about this, and says in part...
"The 24-mile Perris Valley Line will serve the communities of Alessandro, Moreno Valley, and Perris. It includes the construction of four new stations along the route with parking at Riverside Hunter Park, Moreno Valley/March Field, Perris, and South Perris."
"The FTA [Federal Transit Administration] is committing $75 million in funding to the Riverside County Transportation Commission through FTA’s Small Starts Capital Investment grant program. FTA’s Small Starts grant comprises approximately 30 percent of the project’s total cost of $248 million. The project also received approximately $63 million in other funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The remaining cost is provided by state and local sources. The extension is to be completed by December 2015."
$75-million federal grant to help fund Metrolink expansion to Perris -- http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metrolink-perris-federal-grant-20131209,0,142572.story#ixzz2nIs4e6Y4
Today's Trains News Wire also has an item about this, and says in part...
"The 24-mile Perris Valley Line will serve the communities of Alessandro, Moreno Valley, and Perris. It includes the construction of four new stations along the route with parking at Riverside Hunter Park, Moreno Valley/March Field, Perris, and South Perris."
"The FTA [Federal Transit Administration] is committing $75 million in funding to the Riverside County Transportation Commission through FTA’s Small Starts Capital Investment grant program. FTA’s Small Starts grant comprises approximately 30 percent of the project’s total cost of $248 million. The project also received approximately $63 million in other funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The remaining cost is provided by state and local sources. The extension is to be completed by December 2015."
Metrolink train 115 at Simi Valley, 7-9-10; topography similar to Perris area. (WhoozPhoto)
