Month: October 2008
RailPAC Meeting in Los Angeles November 1st
Location: Los Angeles Union Station in the North Patio behind Traxx Restaurant. When: From Noon until 2 P.M. Topics: The November 4th Election,...
Noel BraymerOctober 22, 2008
YES ON PROPOSITION 1A – NOW MORE THAN EVER!
A few years ago I was concerned about the timing of building a High Speed Rail system in California. Business worldwide was booming. ...
Noel BraymerOctober 22, 2008
Why Vote for Proposition 1A? Because of the Stupid Economy!
Editorial by Noel T. Braymer There are three good reasons for voting for Prop 1A. They are jobs, jobs and jobs. Expanded high...
Noel BraymerOctober 22, 2008
September 2008 – Capitol Corridor and California Ridership & Revenue
The growth continues! California and the entire country continues “getting on board the train!”While it is a bit surprising that none of our...
Noel BraymerOctober 10, 2008
RAILPAC CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE SURFLINER WEEKEND SCHEDULE SUCCEEDS
October 4, 2008 After more than two years of nudging and cajoling by RailPAC, Amtrak has finally rescheduled the weekend 798 Surfliner train...
Noel BraymerOctober 6, 2008
TAMC Rail Policy Committee meeting of Sep 8, 2008
Report by Chris Flescher The first part of the meeting was news of passenger rail south of here. The local transit agency in...
Noel BraymerOctober 5, 2008
A look at Automatic Train Stop (ATS)
By Noel T. Braymer Since the disastrous collision at Chatsworth on September 12th, Metrolink has been in a panic to improve its public image...
Noel BraymerOctober 2, 2008
The Lesson of Chatsworth: Better Signaling Needed
Editorial By Noel T. Braymer We know that on September 12th the engineer of Metrolink Train 111 failed to acknowledge or apply brakes...
Noel BraymerOctober 1, 2008