Month: June 2011

9 Articles
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eNewsletter for June 27, 2011

Truck collides with Amtrak train in Nevada  Reuters – Dan Whitcomb – Jun 24, 2011 The truck drove into the side of an...

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eNewsletter for June 20, 2011

It would seem that the engineers working for the Los Angeles MTA think there is not enough room for a track 16. This...

[Commentary]

May CA Intercity Passenger Rail Performance

Reported by David Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download:  May 2011 Performance Report)

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eNewsletter for June 13, 2011

“We don’t want the West to go and find alternatives,” Alwaleed, a nephew of Saudi King Abdullah, said in an interview on CNN’s...

Reports

Capitol Corridor JPB June meeting report

Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director Following are items of interest which were discussed and acted upon at the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers...

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enewletter for June 6, 2011

There is still room for improvement of much of the planning of the CHSRA. But the Federal Government has made it clear that...

[Commentary]

Does a Railroad Need to Own its Tracks?

Commentary by Noel T. Braymer Back in the 1960’s “everyone knew” that the railroads in the United States were going out of business....

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eNewsletter for May 31, 2011

The plan to turn over planning and operation of High Speed Rail on the 437 miles between Washington and Boston to a private...

[Commentary]

AMTRAK Long Distance trains at 40 And, what they still need is more cars!

Comments by Russ Jackson That was then: Forty years is a long time. In this report let’s first take a look at where...