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Year: 2004

15 Articles
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The Future of Intercity Passenger Service

“Business as usual is a recipe for failure.” — Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta in referring to Amtrak, July 2003. by Noel T....

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How Are Trains Doing In The State’s Budget?

by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — Things can be confusing with all the political battles being fought over the California State budget....

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On the Release of the High Speed Rail Draft Environmental Report

PRESS RELEASE — The Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) is the largest statewide membership organization working since 1985 for the expansion and...

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Time To Kill The “Metroliner Experiment”

by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — If I were to date the true beginning of Amtrak it wouldn’t be in 1971. Instead...

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Plan now for the next Emergency

by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — In both the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge Earthquakes, Caltrain, BART and Metrolink proved the...