OTP on the Southwest Chief lately   September 21st, 2007

How has Amtrak train 3/4, the Southwest Chief, (and others) been doing lately?
Commentary by Russ Jackson
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When a long distance train has a very good on time performance it’s a time to celebrate, and while the Southwest Chief regularly has one of Amtrak’s best records it’s good to look once in a while.

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CA Corridor August statistics   September 21st, 2007

Summary of August 2007 ridership and ticket revenue on the California Corridors As received from Amtrak.
Reported by Gene Skoropowski
These results are good news for all intercity passenger rail services across California, and particularly good news for the Capitol Corridor service.

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TAMC Rail Policy Committee meeting   September 21st, 2007

Transportation Agency for Monterey County
Rail Policy Committee,
September 10, 2007. Salinas
Reported for RailPAC by Chris Flescher

There is a strong interest in trying to reduce the cost for the Branch Line Project (the light rail and/or bus rapid transit from Castroville to Monterey). Parsons has come up with a list of options to consider:

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