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Capitol Corridor Friday Accident
Special Message to Riders – August 20, 2007 The What, When, and Why “An apology and a report to Capitol Corridor riders on the events of Friday afternoon and evening, August 17th” from Gene Skoropowski For those of you who were caught up in the events of Friday afternoon and evening, and there were some…
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The Coast Starlight’s summer On Time Performance has improved!
Report and Photos by Russ Jackson Rail passengers wanting to use the Coast Starlight, Amtrak trains 11 and 14, in recent years have agonized about the late trains not only at the endpoints of Seattle and Los Angeles, but at all stations in between. On February 15, 2007, the status of that day’s two Starlights…
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July Amtrak California Corridor Ridership and ticket revenue results
Provided by Gene Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor JPB. RailPAC thanks Gene for this information and commentary he sends us each month: Gene says, “We have received the ridership and revenue results for July 2007 from Amtrak, and, once again, the Capitol Corridor is setting records, the 10th month in a row. “After 10 months…
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Bay Area Regional Rail Plan Workshops
Dates and Times Track the Bay Area’s rail future by attending a public meeting near you on the Draft Regional Rail Plan After 18 months of analysis and stakeholder involvement, we are unveiling a blueprint for expanding the region’s network of rail lines. The Draft Regional Rail Plan will identify potential rail passenger and rail…
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Dunsmuir Amtrak Stations
A Rail station and a Bus station at the foot of Mt. Shasta! PHOTO report by Russ Jackson. Dunsmuir is an historic railroad town 55 rail miles north of Redding. The Southern Pacific had shops and a yard there from steam locomotive days. Amtrak’s Coast Starlight continues to stop there, usually in the middle of…
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RailPAC President Dyson writes about LOSSAN
The following letter was sent to several recipients. The subject: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTER-CITY AND REGIONAL RAIL SERVICES Gentlemen: We are facing our annual funding battles, both in Washington and Sacramento, and whatever the outcome it seems clear to us that it will be some years before we put into service any new inter city rolling…
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Editorial: What really happened at Williams Junction?
By Noel T. Braymer I think everyone was shocked at news reports that an Amtrak crew left a diabetic man stranded in the middle of an Arizona forest near the Grand Canyon. News reports like this said “PHOENIX–A 65-year-old St. Louis man is missing after Amtrak personnel, mistaking his diabetic shock for drunk and disorderly…
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Amtrak San Joaquins Come to Vacaville…by bus
A PHOTO story by Russ Jackson with generous assistance from Art Lloyd! The Past, Present, and Future: The Solano County city of Vacaville was served at one time in its history by two branch rail lines. Since they were abandoned trains roar past the city on what is now the Union Pacific/Capitol Corridor main line…
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CCJPB July meeting report
CAPITOL CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD July 18, 2007 Meeting Suisun City Hall Report and photo by Russ Jackson NOTE: Before the meeting started RailPAC learned some interesting news. First, and this was reported to us the night before the meeting by Gene Skoropowski, two newly rebuilt Superliner Coach cars that the State of California is…
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RailPAC President/LA Councilmember press conference re Amtrak
HELP KEEP AMTRAK GOING Los Angeles City Council Member Tom LaBonge and Paul Dyson, president of the Rail Passenger Assn. of California, held a joint press conference at LA Union Station on July 13. Councilmember LaBonge received unanimous council support on July 13 for a City resolution supporting U.S. Senate bill S 294 that would…