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BULLETIN 11/14/08: From today’s Railway Age: Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Alex Kummant resigned Nov. 14 after serving two years heading the National Railroad Passenger Corp., as Amtrak is formally known. Amtrak Chief operating Officer William Crosbie will succeed Kummant on an interim basis, likely to last until President-elect Barack Obama’s administration makes its mark on the Amtrak board of directors early in 2009. The board, in turn, will select a new CEO.

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California Corridors June statistics!

Reports, July 12th

By Gene Skoropowski, Capitol Corridor Managing Director

The ridership and revenue numbers continue to be VERY GOOD across the board in California, and indeed across the nation. The June 2008 Capitol Corridor statistics from Amtrak are an all-time high for the month of June, as are the stats on the state’s other two intercity passenger corridors, with the San Joaquins sustaining last month’s big leap upward in ridership.

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The current status of passenger rail in Southern California:

Commentary, July 7th

Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President

Overcrowded Trains? No New Cars Available? Time to Use our Brains!

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RailPAC Saturday Roundtable Scheduled

Events, July 2nd

July 12, 2008
1:00 pmto3:00 pm

Los Angeles Union Station

Join RailPAC President Paul Dyson, VP South James Smith, and others for an informal discussion of current issues relating to passenger rail! Look for us in the main waiting room, between the newsstand and the bagel shop.

Are the Airlines Now Like the Railroads Were 50 Years Ago?

Commentary, July 1st

Editorial By Noel T. Braymer

The truth is the Airline Industry has never been profitable. While some airlines have made money some years, as a whole the industry loses money more often than it makes money. The recent spike in fuel costs has placed the Airline Industry into a tailspin. Several airlines have or are on the verge of going out of business. Almost all airlines are cutting back service, laying off employees and taking planes out of service. The result will be higher prices for travelers, fewer places people can fly too and more cites that will lose air service. The places that will be most affected will be the smaller cites that are losing the most air service and places dependent on vacation travel such as Orlando or Las Vegas.  

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RailPAC writes Caltrans re new Amtrak California Timetable

Issues, July 1st

30th June, 2008

Mr. William Kempton
Director, California Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 942873, Sacramento, CA 94273-0001

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Coast Starlight at SLO; Before and After PHOTOS

Pictures, June 28th

Before the re-launch
After the re-launch
But, what’s NOT there?
train-day-sacramento-005.jpg

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Coast Rail Coordinating Council June Meeting Report

Reports, June 27th

COAST RAIL COORDINATING COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE –
Meeting, June 20, 2008
Santa Barbara
Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President

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Capitol Corridor JPB June Meeting Report

Reports, June 21st

Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director

The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board met in Suisun City Hall on June 18, 2008.

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Coast Starlight Re-launch PHOTOS

Pictures, June 19th

Return of the drumhead to a passenger train!20080610starlightrelaunch5.jpg
Photo report by Dennis Lytton

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LOSSAN TAC June MEETING Report

Reports, June 19th

06/17/08
Report by Paul Dyson

REPORT: LOSSAN TAC MEETING, LOS ANGELES, 06/17/08

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