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Sacramento’s Downtown-Natomas light rail line Groundbreaking
Report and PHOTOS by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Sacramento Director The Downtown-Natomas Airport [Green Line to the River District] Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on Monday, October 12th at Richards Boulevard and Seventh Street. The speakers included: Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui, Kevin Johnson – Mayor, City of Sacramento, Steve Cohn, Councilmember, City of Sacramento and Chair, SacRT…
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Outstanding Guest Speakers at San Carlos RailPAC/NARP meeting; Skoropowski honored
October 24, 2009 Combined Report by (first) Noel T. Braymer and (second) by Anthony Lee; Photos by Mr. Braymer and Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Photo right shows Mr. Skoropowski with Paul Dyson and Art Lloyd. Details below. The first speaker at the October 24th joint RailPAC/NARP meeting was Rod Diridon, board member of the California…
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RailPAC Testimony before the Assembly Select Committee on Rail Transportation
October 22, 2009 By Paul Dyson, President of the Rail Passengers Association of California Photos by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Chairman Davis, Vice Chairman Fletcher, and Committee members: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have no money, therefore we must think”. These are the words of distinguished New Zealand Scientist Ernest Rutherford when asked how he would…
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RailPAC-NARP joint October meeting set for San Carlos; Skoropowski retires
Saturday, October 24, On the Peninsula! Location: Samtrans HQ Auditorium, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos about a block from the San Carlos Caltrain station. Time: 1pm – 4pm Plenty of choices for restaurants in the locality. Confirmed Speakers: Gene Skoropowski, Capitol Corridor Managing Director. Your chance to say goodbye to Gene, who retires in…
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Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization Meeting
Report by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director It was suggested that I attend the TEMPO meeting which was held Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Temple, Texas. I had heard of this group, but their web site which I thought was rather bland did not give much detail or an agenda regarding this meeting. I was also…
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The New Transportation Lobby
Editorial By Noel T. Braymer I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone on TV or Radio says something like “The Government can’t do anything right!” Life is never perfect, but we depend on many government services which generally work fine. An example of this would be indoor plumbing. These are…
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RailPAC MEETS WITH JOE BOARDMAN, Amtrak President and CEO
October 8, 2009 Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President I was very pleased to accept an invitation from Joe Boardman to meet him at Los Angeles Union Station today on Board the “Beech Grove” business car. Mr. Boardman was making a brief stopover during an inspection and meet the troops tour. I invited RailPAC VP…
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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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Metrolink Safety and Passenger Rail in Southern California
Reply to a Los Angeles Times report by Paul Dyson We should be grateful to the Los Angeles Times for bringing up the topic of rail safety, even though the pieces that filled your columns last Sunday 27 September seemed to be more concerned with causing a sensation rather than examining the causes of the…
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CAPITOL CORRIDOR JPB Meeting Report; Gene Skoropowski to retire in November
Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director Wednesday, 16 September 2009, in Suisun City. The CCJPA FY 10 Budget was passed by all members present as was the CCJPA/Amtrak FY 10 Fixed Price Operating Agreement. In Legislative Matters, this writer approached RailPAC VP North, Arthur Lloyd, over concern of a bill brewing in Sacramento by…