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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…
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Coast Daylight/CRCC Policy Meeting Report
By Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The Coast Rail Coordinating Council (Coast Daylight) held it’s Policy Meeting on Friday, Dec. 16th in Monterey. The foremost concern now is to achieve a satisfactory capacity model. The initial capacity modeling resulted in unrealistic and unobtainable scheduling. The Coast Route remains a strategic line for Union Pacific freight operations,…
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Officials Tour Rail Line: San Jose to Soledad
On March 3, 2011, the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) led a tour of the rail line from San Jose to Soledad. Elected officials, agency staff and other interested persons rode the Amtrak Coast Starlight from San Jose to Soledad, with a stop in Salinas. Dave Potter, Monterey County District 1 supervisor and Chair…
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Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board Meeting Report
June 16, 2010 Meeting in Oakland Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors Meeting was held at the BART Boardroom in Oakland. There were as many as ten out of the sixteen total directors present for this particular meeting. The Meeting opened with remarks from Chair Jim Holmes…
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Coast Rail Coordinating Council Meeting Report
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…
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Salinas revelopment includes Amtrak station
and the TAMC March Meeting Report By Chris Flescher, RailPAC Associate Director Planners, working for the city of Salinas, are currently creating a plan that would significantly redevelop the downtown area. I attended a public meeting that described many aspects of the plan. The plan may be finalized in about two years from now, and…
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Coast Rail Coordinating Council June Meeting Report
COAST RAIL COORDINATING COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE – Meeting, June 20, 2008 Santa Barbara Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President The meeting was well attended. Clem Bomar, Division of Rail, Pete Rodgers and Tim Gillham, SLOCOG, Mike Powers SBCAG, Rob Dayton, (staff) and Council members Helene Schneider and Roger Horton of RailPAC member city Santa Barbara,…
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Monterey County Rail Meeting Report
The Transportation Agency for Monterey County Rail Policy Meeting, held on January 7, 2008 “Progress is being made on the Monterey Branch Line service!” Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC Associate Director During public comments, one person said that he had rode the Sprinter once, and he was impressed at how high quality the train was.…
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Monterey County Rail October Meeting
TAMC Rail Policy Committee meeting October 1, 2007, Salinas Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC Associate Director Most of the meeting consisted of two presentations. The first was from a planner who worked on the Sprinter project in North San Diego County. The second one was from a planner who works for Monterey Salinas Transit (MST),…
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Monterey County Rail Policy Committee report
June 4, 2007, Transportation Agency for Monterey County Rail Policy Committee meeting Report and commentary by Chris Flescher, RailPAC, Salinas There is an interest in awarding Parsons another contract for planning work on the Monterey Branch Line. The contract would involve aerial photography to create more detailed maps of the area. There would be enough…