bus terminal, a parking structure, platforms for Amtrak and Metrolink trains and room to add tracks for high-speed rail.

The project would also have commercial and retail space the city hopes will entice private developers to build the station.

As envisioned, shuttles would connect the station to Anaheim's resort district and convention center, entertainment venues, local hospitals and other major employers.

City officials say the transportation center will help the city's Platinum Triangle become Orange County's urban hub.

The Platinum Triangle is 807 acres east of Disneyland wedged between the Santa Ana Freeway and the Santa Ana River. City officials envision a residential and entertainment center with more than 9,000 homes and 7 million square feet of offices and stores, including 11 high rises.

The first project, the 400-unit Stadium Lofts condominiums, isexpected to open in two months.

Preliminary drawings show the transit center parking structure encroaching on land owned by JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery, a popular hangout across from the Pond. With the transit center and professional football and basketball franchises being talked about for Anaheim, owner Jason Schmid has a lot at stake.

"We're basically on the corner of Main Street and Main Street," he said. "And we're the window to the transit center."

Pringle is looking to private investors who would foot the station's cost -- estimated two years ago at $145 million -- or to develop the adjacent retail and commercial space.

"We can't wait around for federal dollars from Washington because that money may not come," Pringle said. "The city has talked about this for 15 years. This