TAMC October Meeting Report November 5th, 2009
Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC, Salinas
New developments from Soledad, the Coast Daylight, Castroville, and a Projects update.
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Meeting Report; a Mix of Good News and Bad News November 2nd, 2009
Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Sacramento Associate Director
Thursday 29 October 2009 in Merced/Atwater, California.
The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met in Merced at the Castle Conference Center, which is actually in the community of Atwater, just on the outskirts of Merced.
Sacramento’s Downtown-Natomas light rail line Groundbreaking October 28th, 2009
Report and PHOTOS by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Sacramento Director
The Downtown-Natomas Airport [Green Line to the River District] Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on Monday, October 12th at Richards Boulevard and Seventh Street.
Outstanding Guest Speakers at San Carlos RailPAC/NARP meeting; Skoropowski honored October 28th, 2009
October 24, 2009 
Combined Report by (first) Noel T. Braymer and (second) by Anthony Lee; Photos by Mr. Braymer and Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Photo right shows Mr. Skoropowski with Paul Dyson and Art Lloyd. Details below.
RailPAC MEETS WITH JOE BOARDMAN, Amtrak President and CEO October 9th, 2009
October 8, 2009
Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
I was very pleased to accept an invitation from Joe Boardman to meet him at Los Angeles Union Station today on Board the “Beech Grove” business car. Mr. Boardman was making a brief stopover during an inspection and meet the troops tour. I invited RailPAC VP South James Smith and Director Bob Manning from the Coachella Valley to join me.
Coast Rail Coordinating Council Meeting Report October 7th, 2009
September 25, 2009, Monterey
Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC Associate Director, Salinas
There is currently a capacity study being made for the Coast Daylight train. San Luis Obispo and TAMC have each given $500,000 to help fund the study. There is still an issue of UP and Caltrans lacking an agreement on what capacity improvements are needed to allow the Coast Daylight train.
Photo of 799 at San Luis Obispo station by Russ Jackson.
San Francisco Bay Bridge reopens September 9th, 2009
What was the effect on Amtrak?
September 9, 2009. Report by Gene Poon 
The closure of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge over the Labor Day weekend for scheduled construction forced Amtrak to make adjustments to all of its schedules that utilize Thruway Bus service to reach San Francisco from Oakland or Emeryville. Normal Thruway service was cancelled from 8 pm Thursday, September 3 through 5 am Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Report August 18th, 2009
By Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director, Sacramento
Cal State University Stanislaus, Turlock, California, Thursday 13 August 2009
Merced County Supervisor John Pedrozo called the meeting to order on-time at 11:15 A.M. Host Supervisor, Vito Chiesa, introduced the CUS Stanislaus Campus President, who gave a short address on Rail, High Speed Rail, and Education. Matt Machado was introduced by Stanislaus County Public Member of the San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee, (RailPAC Associate Director) George Gaekle, as the new Public Works Director for Stanislaus County.
Packed High Speed Rail Authority Meeting August 8th, 2009
August 6, 2009
Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer
Spilling out into the hallway from the Sacramento Area Council of Government’s board room, prospective contractors, local government officials and the media largely remained for nearly four hours of a two part meeting August 6th.
Cleaner Passenger Train Action in Sacramento from Head end Power to Rear End Varnish August 7th, 2009
A Special Event Report and PHOTOS by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer
July 22, 2009
Building on a theme that greener technology is better technology, Amtrak California unveiled at the Sacramento Valley Station the first FP 59 locomotive to be EPA certified emissions standard at Tier 2.
