Month: August 2008

  • Sacramento Railyard Public Workshop Report

    August 27, 2008 Reported by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Director, Sacramento and Chuck Roebuck, President, Capitol Corridor Riders and RailPAC Member, Auburn Chart and Photo courtesy Sacramento DOT. The City of Sacramento Department of Transportation held a public workshop August 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to update the public on the latest developments, discuss the…

  • SMART train: Answers to promise and criticism

    Published Sunday, August 24, 2008, by the Marin Indpendent Journal By Dick Spotswood, RailPAC Secretary, Mill Valley THE BIG ISSUE on the November ballot in both Marin and Sonoma counties is the passage of Measure Q, a one-quarter cent sales tax to fund construction and operation of a commuter train between Cloverdale and Larkspur. A…

  • TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report

    Transportation Agency for Monterey County Rail Policy Committee August 4, 2008 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC Director, Salinas For the Monterey Branch Line service (Castroville to Monterey), there are questions about building the busway or light rail line in two phases. There are two alternatives and each seems to be very competitive for receiving…

  • CA July 3-Corridor ridership smashes records!

    Coast Starlight overnight ridership UP! Report and Comments provided by Eugene K. Skoropowski Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Whatever records on ridership and revenue that existed before July 2008 can be considered “smashed” by the July statistics. Major growth happened all across California, and the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins both grew at…

  • Will Lithium Beat OIL?

    Editorial By Noel T. Braymer By late 2010 several auto makers plan to roll out either plug-in electric hybrid or all electric cars. The keystone of these new cars will be the use of Lithium Ion Batteries. It has been long known that electric propulsion is clean, efficient and economical. The weak link has always…