Month: January 2011

  • The States of Ohio and Wisconsin bail out the California High Speed Rail Authority

    Editorial by Noel T. Braymer The decisions by the newly elected Governors of Ohio and Wisconsin to pull their states out of the High Speed Rail Stimulus funding program have led to the recent announcement of 624 million dollars of that money will be redirected to California. This was on top of 715 million the state…

  • Tracking Rail News: January 2011

    Comments by Russ Jackson and photos by Noel Braymer, Bob Snow and Russ Jackson . . . December: What a month for weather on Amtrak! The country was treated to real wintry weather, some places had snow for the first time in history, the Northeast Corridor between New York and Boston was closed, and California…

  • NCTD: Lower Fares and Longer Service Hours

    North Coast Transit District is happy to announce lower fares and longer service hours take effect this week on all of our modes (Coaster and Sprinter).  Below is a printable PDF with the new COASTER price matrix and new SPRINTER schedule with late-night trains. SPRINTER-COASTER Schedule – January 2011 NCTD – More Reasons to Ride

  • December CA Intercity Passenger Rail Performance

    Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download:  December 2010 Performance Report) In December, Capitol Corridor was given the gifts of impressive ridership, revenue and on-time performance thresholds, ending the calendar year with an abundance of positive performance results.  Ridership was up 5 percent compared to the same period last year, revenue was up 10 percent and the Capitol…

  • LOSSAN Rail Corridor Scoping Meetings

    Los Angeles January 10, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM METRO Board Room One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Ventura January 11, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Camarillo Public Library 4101 Las Posas Road Camarillo, CA 93010 Santa Barbara January 12, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Louise Lowry Davis Center – Lu Gilbert Room…

  • TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report

    November 1, 2010 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director