FRA, California DOT and Riverside County Transportation Commission will be working together to prepare an Environmental Impact Report & Programmatic EIS for the Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service Project. The purpose of the project is to research ways to provide intercity passenger rail services between LA and Indio. Public scoping meetings are currently scheduled for October 12, October 13, and October 17. Interested parties may submit comments until November 10, 2016.