Acronyms Acronyms List ACE - Altamont Commuter Express ATC – Automatic Train Control AVL – Automatic Vehicle Locator BART – Bay Area Rapid Transit CHSR – California High Speed Rail CHSRA – California High Speed Rail Authority CCF – Central Control Facility CCJPA – Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority

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CEMOF – Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility

CPUC – California Public Utilities Commission

CTC – Centralized Traffic Control

DMU – Diesel Multiple Unit

DRC – Dumbarton Rail Corridor

DTX – San Francisco Downtown Extension

EMU – Electric Multiple Unit

FRA – Federal Railroad Administration

FTA – Federal Transit Administration

GPS – Global Positioning System

JPB – Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

LRT – Light Rail Transit

MUNI – San Francisco Municipal Railway

OCS – Overhead Contact System

PCJPB – Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

PNA – Persons Needing Assistance

PTC – Positive Train Control

ROW – Right-of-Way

SamTrans – San Mateo County Transit District

SFCTA – San Francisco County Transportation Authority

SFMTA – San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

SMCTA – San Mateo County Transportation Authority

STB – Surface Transportation Board

SVRT – Silicon Valley Rapid Transit

TRA – Trackage Rights Agreement

TTJPA – Transbay Terminal Joint Powers Authority

UPRR – Union Pacific Railroad

VTA – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority