RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

Month: November 2012

  • November 15th workshop for the Sacramento Valley Station Phase 2

    Meeting notice from Gregory Taylor, Project Manager, Sacramento Valley Station Phase 2, Department of Public Works “The City of Sacramento is asking for help getting passengers to attend our workshop. We need patrons of the longer haul trains from the station – Coast Starlight, California Zephyr, and the San Joaquins. With the active participation of…

  • Transportation Agency for Monterey County meeting report

    Rail Committee meeting held August 6, 2012 Report by Chris Flescher, Salinas RailPAC Director Santa Cruz Branch Line George Dondero, the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC), made a presentation. In (last) December, the Sierra Northern Railroad pulled out of an agreement to operate service on the branch line. The…

  • eNewsletter for October 29,2012

    Most if not all High Speed Rail equipment running over 125 miles per hour both tilt and conventional use fixed trainset with articulated cars like Talgo. Weight is a major issue at high speeds both because of the need for quick acceleration and because light weight equipment reduces wear and tear on both the trains…

  • Rail Passenger service at San Diego Airport by 2015?

    Report by Noel T. Braymer San Diego’s International Airport was created and named Lindbergh Field back in 1928. Charles Lindbergh’s plane the Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego and took off not far from the current airport on his way to New York for his non-stop flight from there to Paris in…