California: How to get around wine country without drinking and driving

By Brock Keeling, Curbed San Francisco; July 18, 2019 Once you cross north over the Golden Gate Bridge, it becomes…

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California: Novato downtown to get full-time SMART station stop

From North Bay Business Journal; June 13, 2019 Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit officials have reversed course and announced the…

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California: Four new train cars costing $11M damaged upon delivery to Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit

By Kevin Fixler, The Press Democrat; November 27, 2018 Four new diesel rail cars Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit planned to…

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California: North Bay’s SMART rail line grapples with challenges as it rolls into second year

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; November 3, 2018 As the North Bay’s commuter rail line moves into its second…

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California: SMART to begin work on extension of commuter rail to Windsor

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, September 19, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors Wednesday authorized spending…

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California: North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County

By KEVIN FIXLER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT; September 1, 2018 Two long-term and ambitious projects tied to North Coast rail operations…

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California: SMART commuter-rail system marks one-year anniversary

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 21, 2018 The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system this month reached its first anniversary…

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California: SMART Gets Grant To Connect Train Service From San Rafael To Larkspur

By Bay City News Service; SFgate.com; April 9, 2018 Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit has been awarded $22.5 million to connect…

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