Month: April 2008
Utah’s FrontRunner Inaugural Report and PHOTOS
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...
Russ JacksonApril 28, 2008
Coast Rail Coordinating Council Meeting Report
April 25, 2008, San Carlos, CA Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson “I cannot make a statement that there will be no train-offs,”...
Russ JacksonApril 27, 2008
A Purple Surfliner to Indio
The “Coachella Express” from Los Angeles to the weekend all-star outdoor rock Festival in Indio April 24, 2008 Photo report by Robert Manning,...
Russ JacksonApril 26, 2008
RAILPAC MEMBERS MEETING – SACRAMENTO 4/19/08
State of the Association By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: While it’s normal at an Annual meeting of members...
Russ JacksonApril 22, 2008
RailPAC/NARP April 19 MEETING REPORT
California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento Reported by Russ Jackson Photos by the writer except where noted. Amtrak 6, the eastbound California Zephyr...
Russ JacksonApril 21, 2008
RailPAC Annual Meeting and NARP Region XII Meeting
In The Stanford Room at the California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento (west of the main museum building) PROGRAM INFORMATION and RESERVATION FORM...
Russ JacksonApril 14, 2008
March CA Corridor statistics compared to NEC
Reported by Gene Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Americans won’t ride trains? Are you sitting down? If any evidence to the contrary is...
Russ JacksonApril 11, 2008
The Sunset Limited has a future?
SMART: Sunset Marketing and Revitalization Team Meeting Report, New Orleans, March 29, 2008 PHOTOS and trip report, by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director SMART...
Russ JacksonApril 10, 2008
Will You Help on National Train Day May 10?
NOTE: Information about the day’s schedule is posted on the Event post. Dear RailPAC members and friends, Amtrak is sponsoring National Train Day...
Russ JacksonApril 4, 2008
Now is The Best and Worse of Times
Editorial by Noel T. Braymer Ridership on Amtrak, commuter and transit trains is growing and reaching all time records. Los Angeles will see...
Noel BraymerApril 1, 2008