San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Meeting Report March 13th, 2010
February 11, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director
The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met February 11th and for the first time since October of 2009. The meeting took place inside the Castle Conference Center in Atwater. A special stop located at a railroad crossing directly across the street from the Castle Conference Center in Atwater was arranged by San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Facilitator, Arthur Lloyd in cooperation with the BNSF Railroad, Amtrak, and CalTrans Division of Rail.
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board Meeting Report March 13th, 2010
February 17, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board met for the first time in 2010 and for the first time under Managing Director David Kutrosky. Chair Jim Holmes representing the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency called the meeting to order. He reported on the legislative meeting that took place on February 10th and the Governor’s Budget Proposal.
TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report March 1st, 2010
February 1, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director
More on the Coast Starlight China February 12th, 2010
Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, Website Editor and CSCN Project Coordinator
As reported a few days ago, the Coast Starlight is finally doing away with plastic dinnerware and synthetic tablecloths and is re-introducing full china service and linen. This is exciting because passengers will once again receive a quality Dining Car experience.
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Coast Starlight Re-introduces Real China and Linen February 10th, 2010
Official Amtrak Press Release
Elegant dinner service aims to improve customer satisfaction
OAKLAND – Beginning today, real china, table linens and glassware are returning to Amtrak’s popular Coast Starlight long-distance train to provide an elegant dining experience for passengers and is the latest service change aimed at further improving customer satisfaction on the west coast route between Los Angeles and Seattle.
Sacramento Rails: Presentation Files January 31st, 2010
As promised, we are providing the PowerPoint presentations presented on January 16th.
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Increase Your Community’s Awareness of Local Stations January 31st, 2010
Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director
In 2009, 29,976 passengers traveled to and from the Hayward station. It is always surprising how few people even know Hayward has an Amtrak station or that a passenger train passes through our town.
RailPAC-NARP “Sacramento Rails” Meeting Report and Photos January 25th, 2010
Reported by Russ Jackson, railpac.org editor, with photos by the author.
The 60 people who attended the January 16 meeting at the Rail Museum were not disappointed, even on a foggy Saturday in Sacramento. The survival and expansion of rail passenger service was on everyone’s mind, and the speakers were very qualified to discuss the current situation.
RAILPAC/NARP JOINT MEMBERS MEETING, LAS VEGAS, NV Report December 15th, 2009
Report by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
8TH DECEMBER 2009 was a historic day for RailPAC as we held our first ever members meeting in Las Vegas. The meeting was kindly hosted by Bob Fisher, NARP Council member and Director of the Nevada Broadcasters Association. 11 NARP and RailPAC members attended, which is about 30% of our members in the area.
Metrolink drops Solo BULLETIN December 13th, 2009
Metrolink CEO David Solow was asked to step down on December 11, and was replaced by former Riverside County Transportation Commissioner Eric Haley. Mr. Solow will stay on in a management position until June 30, 2010. Below are the two announcements from Metrolink, one stating action on fare increases and service cuts would be postponed and the other re Mr. Solo.
