PROGRESSIVE RAIL INC Government Contracts in California

By approving a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release with St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is ending freight operating arrangements associated with Progressive Rail, Inc. on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The termination facilitates a transition to a new rail operator while preserving existing freight services during the changeover.

Through its subsidiary St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Progressive Rail, Inc. is party to a Separation Agreement and Mutual Release approved by the RTC, ending its Administration, Coordination, and License Agreement for the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The action transitions operations and obligations to a new rail operator while preserving existing freight and recreational rail uses.

Through Resolution 48-26, the Commission approved termination of the Administration, Coordination, and License Agreement under which Progressive Rail, Inc.'s subsidiary operated freight service on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The Separation Agreement and Mutual Release ends Progressive Rail’s operational role on the line.

The RTC took formal action on February 5, 2026, to end its rail operating relationship with Progressive Rail, Inc. by terminating the Administration, Coordination, and License agreement held by its subsidiary St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. The agency will move toward assuming common carrier status itself or through a designee.

Following closed session on January 15, 2026, the Santa Cruz County RTC directed staff to issue a default and termination letter to Progressive Rail Inc. for the Administration Coordination and Licensing agreement on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The unanimous vote begins formally ending Progressive Rail’s common carrier role on the corridor.