Month: February 2013

8 Articles
[Commentary]

Why Trains need Buses

Analysis by Noel T. Braymer Trains can’t go everywhere, but buses can go to many places or when trains can’t. Buses can economically...

eNewsletter

eNewsletter for February 18, 2013

Many of the problems at Metrolink stem from previous management which lacked leadership and failed to understand the mission of Metrolink which is...

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eNewsletter for February 11, 2013

CONCLUSION:This is the third trial of an “express” service on this corridor. The dropped stops were reinstated after a similar decrease in ridership...

[Commentary]

What will California Rail service be like by 2020?

Analysis and Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The short answer is nobody knows for sure. The revised draft of this year’s California State...

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eNewsletter for February 4, 2013

Amtrak last September after the end of the 2012 Fiscal Year ballyhooed the fact that they had recovered 85% of their OPERATING costs...

[Commentary]Reports

Pro’s and Con’s of Replacing Amtrak

Analysis by Noel T. Braymer With changes coming this October to the billing for State supported trains run by Amtrak, California and the...

[Commentary]

Easy Ways for Amtrak to Make More Money

Report by Noel T. Braymer Cutting back on Long Distance Passenger Service has never saved money for Amtrak. It was tried in 1979...

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eNewsletter for January 28, 2013

LA Subcommittee To Discuss Metrolink Connection To ONT Los Angeles Daily News Jan 22, 2013 Last week, Councilman Bill Rosendahl introduced a motion...