After over a decade of planning and construction, the "Redlands Passenger Rail Project" saw its first Stadler DMU, which will be dedicated to the new service, operate over the rebuilt former Santa Fe tracks between San Bernardino and Redlands on April 1, 2022 to perform initial tests. The Redlands Depot on the left is the penultimate stop on the new line, which continues about a mile east to the University of Redlands. The depot was constructed around 1910, but daily passenger train service to the beautiful structure was suspended in 1938 after a flood wiped out a nearby bridge and passenger trains have not returned, until now. As the DMU made its historic first stop next to the old depot, it offered a taste of things to come in the near future. Later this year, the renovated and revitalized depot will host up to 50 daily trains, shuttling passengers between Redlands and San Bernardino, and points beyond via the larger Metrolink system, a sight not seen for 84 years.
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