Month: January 2010
Sacramento Rails: Presentation Files
As promised, we are providing the PowerPoint presentations presented on January 16th. PDF Files of the Presentations: ACE CCJPA – 10 Year Vision...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJanuary 31, 2010
Increase Your Community’s Awareness of Local Stations
Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director In 2009, 29,976 passengers traveled to and from the Hayward station. It is always surprising how few...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJanuary 31, 2010
Response to White House HSR Awards
Commentary by Paul Dyson $2.25 Billion for California High Speed Rail. Too little to make even the smallest impact, and relies on California...
Russ JacksonJanuary 28, 2010
High Speed and Commuter Rail Electrification: Is Catenary Height an Issue?
Commentary by Paul Dyson As we contemplate construction of High Speed Rail and electrification of existing routes we need to ask if catenary...
Russ JacksonJanuary 26, 2010
RailPAC-NARP “Sacramento Rails” Meeting Report and Photos
Reported by Russ Jackson, railpac.org editor, with photos by the author. The 60 people who attended the January 16 meeting at the Rail...
Russ JacksonJanuary 25, 2010
RailPAC writes Senator Boxer re Amtrak Board
Senator Barbara Boxer Washington DC Via Fax 22nd January, 2010 CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATION ON AMTRAK BOARD Dear Senator Boxer: California needs and deserves a...
Russ JacksonJanuary 23, 2010
CA Corridors December statistics
Reported by DAVID B. KUTROSKY, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority NOTE: This article contains important future state financial information that Mr....
Russ JacksonJanuary 23, 2010
Great Meeting in Sacramento on January 16, 2010
Report by Noel T. Braymer A Full House in Sacramento The underlying theme of most of the speakers at the RailPAC/NARP meeting was...
Noel BraymerJanuary 18, 2010
In Memory of Eleanor Lloyd (1928-2010)
Caltrans Photo On January 11, 2010 Eleanor Lloyd died. She was the wife of RailPAC’s Vice-President (North) Art Lloyd for 64 years. Services...
Noel BraymerJanuary 17, 2010
RailPAC-NARP Sacramento meeting UPDATE
“SACRAMENTO RAILS” In the California State Rail Museum meeting room where the 2008 annual meeting was held, 111 I Street, just west of...
Russ JacksonJanuary 3, 2010