Month: January 2008

  • RailPAC’s Dyson strongly replies to Mr. Kummant ‘s “explanation” for suspending the Coast Starlight

    NOTE: The original letter from Mr. Dyson, letters of support, and Mr. Kummant’s reply appear as separate posts below on this site. January 29, 2008 Mr. Alex Kummant President and CEO National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Via fax to 202 906 2850 COAST STARLIGHT SUSPENSION Dear Mr. Kummant: Thank…

  • Reply to RailPAC letter re Coast Starlight suspension, from Amtrak’s Kummant

    NOTE: The original letter from Mr. Dyson appears in the next post below this one. January 28, 2008 Mr. Paul J. Dyson President Rail Passenger Association of California 1008 – 10th Street, Suite 217 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Mr. Dyson: Thank you for your letter of January 22 regarding your concerns with the temporary cessation…

  • Rail PHOTOS from California’s Central Coast

    San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara in December Comments and 5 photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC website editor San Luis Obispo station, Sunday, December 16, 2007, 2:45 PM. Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, has arrived 35 minutes EARLY, with a sold-out load of Christmas time passengers. Too bad that great service is now…

  • SUSPENSION OF COAST STARLIGHT SERVICE

    Amtrak must reverse its decision to cancel the train during the Oregon washout! A letter to Amtrak President Alex Kummant from RailPAC President Paul Dyson RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 22nd January, 2008 Mr. Alex Kummant President and Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington DC 20002 SUSPENSION OF COAST…

  • Letters written in support of RailPAC position on Coast Starlight suspension

    The following letters have been written in support of RailPAC’s position of opposing Amtrak’s outright cancellation of the Coast Starlight because of the landslide in Oregon. (1) to Senator Boxer (2) from LOSSAN Corridor (3) from SBCAG As other letters are received we will add them here. (1) January 24, 2008 HON. BARBARA BOXER SENATOR,…

  • Resolution re ADA and rail platform heights

    By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President, and Member Burbank City Transportation Commission I’m very proud to report that Burbank and RailPAC are leading the fight to get the ADA station platform heights ruling nullified. As you know the USDOT (in their ignorance) wants to put subway platforms at commuter and intercity stations and it just doesn’t…

  • RailPAC meeting in San Luis Obispo attended by over 50 people.

    Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President This past Saturday, January 19, RailPAC held an open meeting in downtown San Luis Obispo primarily aimed at raising grass roots support for the proposed “Coast Daylight” service. The meeting was attended by over 50 people, more than half of them locals , who had heard about the meeting…

  • MEETING REPORT: COAST RAIL COORDINATING COUNCIL

    COAST RAIL COORDINATING COUNCIL, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. “What about the FEMA cars stored outside New Orleans?” San Luis Obispo, January 18, 2008 Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President The CRCC TAC met at San Luis Obispo last Friday, January 18, 2008. Amtrak, Caltrans, SLOCOG, Ventura, Santa Barbara County and City, Monterey County, Caltrain (our own…

  • California Corridor stats for December

    Report from Gene Skoropowski, CCJPB Managing Director We have just received the December 2007 stats from Amtrak, the third month of our FY08 federal fiscal year. For the Capitol Corridor, and indeed for all of California, the ridership and revenue numbers show continued substantial growth. The San Joaquins nudged out the Capitol Corridor for ‘top…

  • RailPAC January Meeting in SLO

    NEW INFORMATION 1/7/08 RailPAC President Paul Dyson says a big crowd is expected! Note that the meeting will end in time to take trains 11, 14, or 799 or some of the connecting buses! Spend a Saturday on California’s beautiful Central Coast! Train798/799 at SLO station. COME TO this meeting Saturday, January 19, in the…