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Building Credibility at the High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting
August 25 Meeting Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Public comments, invited by the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) Board at the opening of the meeting August 25, 2011, lasted about a half hour with two minute presentations: hiring opportunities for small businesses; environmental justice; support for HSRA recommended route alignments; and one instance where…
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Followup: A trucker looks at the Nevada Amtrak-truck crash
Recently the RailPAC website published four “theories” of how the July accident between a truck and Amtrak’s California Zephyr in the Nevada desert east of Reno might have happened (posted July 15, 2011). We asked Jason Brown, a commercial trucker, for his opinion on the events surrounding that crash. Commentary by Jason Brown for RailPAC.org…
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LAUS River Annex: An Idea You May Hate or Like
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer Building run-through tracks at Union Station to eliminate the need to back trains in or out of the station is a long held dream. This will be critical for High Speed Rail service for travels from Orange County to points north of Los Angeles. Construction is now underway to put…
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Getting State Wide High Speed Rail Service Sooner.
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The California High Speed Rail Authority is now planning to run the shortest economically viable segment for an initial start up service rather than wait to have the entire phase I line running from Anaheim to San Francisco. This is a good idea to get revenue and let people see…
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The A Train is the Country’s Newest Commuter Service
Report and Photos by Russ Jackson, Dallas As relief from the heavy rail news, all the local and national budget crises, and the summer Amtrak train-delaying floods and heat, there was good rail news: the June 18 startup of the “A Train” (to the appropriate tune) commuter rail line operated by the line owner Denton…