That Guy With the Genset Wrote:
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> Hopefully, the ethanol plant will help a little
> bit in driving down gas prices. The less travel
> time for the ethanol, the better.
>
> Of course, it's only a little fraction, but as a
> college student my philosophy is that every little
> bit of help counts.
>
> As for the passenger train, will it be the new
> service or will it replace the plans for the
> "Village Cruzer" service proposed from Capitola to
> Aptos?

The biofuel plant will only produce biodiesel fuel. Regarding the so-called village cruiser, there never were plans for this service. It was just one of many studies for service along the branch ten year ago. The following is the SCCRTC and SC&MB plan for use of the rail line:

The potential transportation uses are wide ranging for the continuous, 130-year old rail corridor. The corridor passes within one mile* of 50% of the county’s population, over 80 parks and 25 schools. In the short term it will be used for seasonal or special event passenger train events and continued/expanded freight rail goods movement. In the medium term, it could be a major component of the bicycle and pedestrian Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail (in addition to rail service where there is sufficient right of way). And in the longer term, expanded passenger rail and transit options will be evaluated.