In an effort to receive state funding, officials in Santa Cruz County agreed to run tourist trains on the Union Pacific railroad yesterday. Yesterday’s decision follows recent demands by the state that county officials need to show a commitment to passenger trains if they want to receive state funding towards the rail line, which is slated to run from Davenport to Watsonville. However, the county’s planned 14.2 million dollar rail line acquisition depends on receiving 10.2 million dollars from the state in proposition 116 funds, which the state agreed to hand over once the county meets certain conditions.
