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Rail PHOTOS for November

The Sprinter; The Sacramento RT; and A Metrolink locomotive in need. Oceanside and Folsom in these photos. A Sprinter trainset is at the...

Reports

CAPITOL CORRIDOR JPB MEETING REPORT

CAPITOL CORRIDOR JPB MEETING REPORT November 14, 2007 Suisun City, California Report and PHOTOS by Russ Jackson Two rebuilt Superliner cars in California...

[Commentary]

Another close call and Metrolink comes through again

Editorial by Noel T. Braymer On a wet Friday October 12th night we relearned how vulnerable California’s transportation system is. In a truck...

[Commentary]

Well we made it!!! A trip report on the Coast Starlight, the Cascades, and the Empire Builder

Travel was from Los Angeles to Portland on October 15-16, then Portland to Seattle on October 17, and Seattle to Spokane October 18,...

Reports

Senate passes Amtrak Reauthorization bill: the vote

Report from Russ Jackson Here is the voting on S 294 this week (the Lautenberg/Lott Amtrak reauthorization bill), taken from the US Senate...

[Commentary]

LOOK! IT’S THE SUNSET LIMITED!!!

How’s the timekeeping on Amtrak trains 1 and 2? A Report and commentary by Russ Jackson Each month we have been charting on...

Issues

RailPAC promotes weekend Metrolink connections

Correspondence between RailPAC President Paul Dyson and SCRRA. The original message is at the bottom of this file. Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007...

[Commentary]

Skunk Train trip PHOTO report

October 16, 2007 Report and PHOTOS by Russ Jackson The California & Western Railroad has been carrying passengers for 100 years! While passengers...

[Commentary]Reports

LOSSAN TAC Meeting Report and Commentary

October 16, 2007, Los Angeles Report and Commentary by Paul Dyson RailPAC President NOTE: An important letter from Mr. Dyson to Caltrans Division...

[Commentary]Issues

Why we need to protect the Sunset route

Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President Those of you who are NARP members will have received a letter from Matt Melzer, former RailPAC...