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Is railway revitalization

the best way to end

highway congestion,

curtail smog, stop

suburban sprawl,

expand renewable

energy, revitalize

a thousand downtowns,

and effectively respond

to global warming

--simultaneously?

Could old railways be the biggest “new” business opportunity in the world?

American Railway Renaissance

Welcome to Solar-Hydrogen, Fuel-Cell Powered

September 2008 ..... website under construction .... stay tuned

The time is ripe, the stage is set. These may be perilous times, ..... but there is opportunity in crisis. In response to a wide range of economic and environmental emergencies now surfacing worldwide, the Suntrain concept outlined here is a ‘new paradigm’ proposal to build a privately-operated, publicly-regulated, solar-powered railway system for Northern California within 15 years. It would provide fast train service to every city and major town; with near-seamless connecting shuttle-van or rental-car service to every doorstep, .... all on one ticket from one business transaction. With a “critical mass” of connectivity, reliability, convenience, and quality of ride, and with both freight and passenger operations, Suntrain will be expected to turn a profit and displace huge amounts of automobile traffic.

The transit market in America has been artificially constrained for almost 100 years. With a fresh and holistic approach, Suntrain aims to redress this issue by harnessing both latent and newly emerging market forces. Suntrain is a railway-based retail transportation system for the 21st century with both the potential to solve many of our most pressing environmental problems as well as an historic business opportunity. It is important to note that NO major technological breakthroughs will be required for this effort, and almost NO federal funding would be required. This project would be financed from mostly private sources, with 30% - 40% coming from state and local funding.

The Suntrain public-outreach campaign is now underway. This website will be expanding rapidly in the next few months .... stay tuned for updates, announcements, and events.

For a sneak preview, don’t forget to view our Gallery.