Month: July 2006

  • A Proposed Coast Daylight Schedule and Service for 2007 (Train #798/799)

    A SPECIAL REPORT by Anthony Lee, RailPAC director, Oakland — The proposed schedule is designed to provide advance train schedule of the Coast Starlight train 11/14, since the Coast Starlight is often sold out during peak periods such as holidays and during the summer period Given the significant population growth along the Central Coast as…

  • Regional affiliate should form to take over Coast Starlight train

    (Op-Ed from the San Jose Mercury News, Published July 23, 2006) By Arthur L. Lloyd and Paul Bendix — Bay Area Amtrak service to Seattle and Los Angeles has declined so dramatically that state rail agencies must intervene. The Coast Starlight, once the most popular train in America, now limps into San Jose hours late,…

  • Why I oppose the plan to reopen the Santa Paula Line

    By Paul J. Dyson, RailPAC President — It may come as a surprise that a 40 year veteran of passenger and freight rail advocacy is opposed to the idea of reopening the former Southern Pacific line linking Santa Clarita with Ventura (“the Santa Paula line”). The line parallels the busy state highway 126 for most…

  • San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee

    Sacramento — Reported by Russ Jackson.  Highlights: Improvement seen in on time performance of San Joaquins (photo) New engineer crew districts Two new studies in the works, and an interesting possibility of a new rail line south of Bakersfield Yosemite service to return New ACE train starts August 28, connecting with San Joaquins Liz O’Donoghue…

  • Connections, Connections, Connections

    By Noel Braymer, Editor, Western Rail Passenger Review — The biggest turn-off for most people using public transportation is the need to transfer between services to make connections to get to where they want to go. It has been estimated that half the potential ridership on a trip is lost each time people have to…