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Year: 2012

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Planning for Rail Service up to 2030 in the San Joaquin Valley

Here are some excerpts from a report from October 26, 2012 by Stacey Mortensen and Dan Leavitt of the San Joaquin Regional Rail...

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Riding the Train the Day the World was suppose to End

Report and Photos by Noel T. Braymer Photos can be enlarged by clicking on them I woke up early on December 21st and...

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eNewsletter for December 24, 2012

There are 3 potential LAX Light Rail Station sites being considered. One is a possible subway station at the airport terminal area, the...

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eNewsletter for December 17, 2012

Buying 40 ACELA cars as a small stand alone order was uneconomical from the start and that plan should never had gotten this...

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2012: A look Back in Pictures

Edited by Noel T. Braymer Much happened with rail service in California and the best way to show it is to look back...

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Why Not Lease the Coast Line?

Opinion and Photos by Noel T. Braymer Amtrak is leasing for at least the next 25 years 95 miles of railroad from the...

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eNewsletter for December 10, 2012

Rumor has it? Back in 2011 Amtrak announced its intentions to buy 40 additional ACELA cars to add capacity to the ACELA Trains...

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LA Busy Building over 35 Miles of New Rail Transit over the Next 10 Years.

Report by Noel T. Braymer with illustrations from LA METRO Los Angeles County has two major Light Rail extensions under construction now that...

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eNewsletter for December 3, 2012

The following is from the 276 page Environmental Report from Caltrans NB San Joaquin Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Report – 2035 Vision –...

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The Mission of LOSSAN

Analysis and Photos by Noel T. Braymer LOSSAN started out as a loose coalition, a network really of local elected officials, mostly city...