Month: December 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 29, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 29, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 28, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 22, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 22, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 15, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 15, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 8, 2012
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 –...
Noel BraymerDecember 8, 2012
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...
Noel BraymerDecember 2, 2012