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City of Palo Alto (ID # 15025)
City Council Rail Committee Staff Report
Meeting Date: 12/13/2022 Report Type: Verbal Update on Interagency Activities
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Title: Informational Items pertinent to the Rail Committee
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Transportation Department
The following is provided as information only:
1. Ad Hoc Grade Separation Committee: The links to information about the
past and the upcoming (VTA) Ad Hoc Rail Grade Separations Committee
meetings are provided as follows:
October 22, 2022 (First Meeting of the Committee)
http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3798
December 2, 2022 (upcoming meeting)
http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=36
03&Inline=True
2. A matrix describing the constraints of Caltrain-related items
Attachments:
• Constraints Matrix - Grade separation alternatives
Alternative/Constraint
Allowable
Max Railroad
Grade
Critical Design
Speed
Vertical
Clearance
(< 15'-6")
Vertical Curve Bridge
Thickness
JPB ROW
Permanent
Four (4)
Tracking
Churchill Underpass (Preferred)No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Churchill Closure (Backup)No No No No No
Yes (Option 1)
Ramps parallel
to Tracks)
Yes
Meadow-Charleston Underpass No No No No Yes No Yes
Meadow-Charleston Hybrid No Yes
Yes (12 feet
during Constr.
Phase)
Yes Yes No Yes
Meadow-Charleston Trench Yes (2%)Yes No Yes Yes Yes (Pump
Stations)Yes
Grade Separation Constraint Matrix