RailPAC is a statewide membership organization working for the expansion and improvement of rail passenger service within the states of California and Nevada.
{ Monthly Archives }
| September 20, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
NOTE THE NEW DATE FOR THIS EVENT
University of California, Riverside
PALM DESERT GRADUATE CENTER
75080 FRANK SINATRA DRIVE
PALM DESERT, CA 92211
Cook street (south bound) exit from Interstate 10 to Frank Sinatra Dr.
The Auditorium is the lower building adjacent to the parking lot.
By John Dornoff, RailPAC Associate Director/InterMountainRail.org
The Inaugural run of Utah’s new FrontRunner communter rail service took place starting at the historic Ogden train station on Saturday, April 28, 2008.
April 25, 2008, San Carlos, CA
Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson
“I cannot make a statement that there will be no train-offs,” said Amtrak’s Jonathan Hutchison in reply to a question from this reporter. “But,” he added, “I cannot say there will be train-offs, either.”
The “Coachella Express” from Los Angeles to the weekend all-star outdoor rock Festival in Indio
April 24, 2008
Photo report by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director
State of the Association
By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:
California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento
Reported by Russ Jackson
Photos by the writer except where noted.
| April 19, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
In The Stanford Room at the California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento (west of the main museum building)
PROGRAM INFORMATION and RESERVATION FORM
THIS EVENT IS NOW S O L D O U T!
Confirmed Speakers:
Reported by Gene Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor
Americans won’t ride trains? Are you sitting down? If any evidence to the contrary is needed, just use these California statistics. If the “auto capital of the world” is attracting this kind of intercity passenger market, the naysayers for rail investment can indeed be effectively countered with these actual statistics.
SMART: Sunset Marketing and Revitalization Team
Meeting Report, New Orleans, March 29, 2008
PHOTOS and trip report, by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director
NOTE: Information about the day’s schedule is posted on the Event post.
Dear RailPAC members and friends,
Amtrak is sponsoring National Train Day on May 10. This is a great opportunity to spread the word about RailPAC and the need for more passenger rail service.
