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Contact Your Friends in California

Do you have friends or family in California? If you’re one of the millions with a personal connection to the Golden State, call or e-mail your California contacts and urge them to ask their legislative representative to support the California High Speed Rail project.

Why is a personal phone call so important? Because word of mouth is the single best form of political persuasion – better than a TV commercial or a mass mailing. No message is more trusted—or heeded—than the one from a friend or a family member.

It is one of the most important ways you can help make California high-speed rail a success and bring high-speed rail to the U.S.

Your emails and calls to California could literally make history by giving the highball to North America’s first high-speed rail system.

Complete the form below to send emails to your California friends. We have already written a template email (feel free to personalize it) that you can send to your friends and family in California that directs them to www.StandUpForTrains.org. There they can learn more about the project and how to email their elected officials.

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Please call Sacremento to support high-speed rail.

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Dear Friend,

We are truly at a make it or break it moment for high-speed rail in California and in America. The California Legislature must decide by July 1st to release Proposition 1A high-speed rail bond funds to match $3.3 billion in federal grants.

If you live in California, it is critical that you call your representative and senator to urge them to move forward without delay.  You can get their numbers at
StandUpForTrains.org

If you don't live in California, please ask your California friends to make the call.

High-speed rail remains a top priority for a broad and diverse set of leaders and stakeholders all around California, including business, labor, transportation and livability advocates, who agree that we cannot delay getting started.

High-speed rail will help the economy and the state budget now because of massive job creation. Quality middle-class jobs will better the lives of thousands of families and improve the economy now and the tax revenues generated by new jobs will help bolster California's finances.

Long-term, high-speed rail provides a foundation for ongoing economic prosperity because it provides a solution to our overtaxed transportation system and will free us from volatile fuel costs, helping businesses and individuals prosper.

California legislators need to know that there is broad support. It is critical that supporters call their representatives and senators urging them to move forward without delay.

Here's what happens if they vote YES:

- Construction begins in the Central Valley on the nation's first dedicated high-speed line.

- Caltrain, the San Jose - San Francisco commuter line, gets electrified by 2018.

- ACE commuter rail and Amtrak's San Joaquin and Capitol Corridors get upgraded with new coordinated service.

- Metrolink's Antelope Valley and San Bernardino lines get upgraded.

- The stage will be set to close the missing link between Bakersfield and Los Angeles.

Want to get around California faster?  Please go to www.StandUpForTrains.org to learn more and email your legislative representative.

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