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Year: 2009

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Reports

San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee

Meeting Report April 30, 2009. and a retirement salute to Marguerite Monahan Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The San Joaquin Valley Rail...

Events

National TRAIN DAY

SAN LUIS OBISPO Noon to 4 PM at the Amtrak San Luis Obispo Train Station, 1011 Railroad Avenue at Santa Rosa St. Your...

Issues

NOW IS THE TIME!

Letter to Members from Paul Dyson With passenger rail on the national agenda as never before, and a flow of federal funds coming...

Events

RailPAC Annual Meeting and NARP Membership Meeting: “STEEL WHEELS IN CALIFORNIA”

Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:15 Registration, Coffee; 10:15 Meeting starts in the MTA Board Room at Gateway Center, Los Angeles, located behind Union...

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CA Corridors March 2009 Stats

By Eugene K. Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority March numbers were a disappointment in virtually every place in the country....

Tracking Rail News

TRACKING RAIL NEWS for April

TRACKING RAIL NEWS . . . . . . PHOTOS and Commentary by Russ Jackson Let’s start with good news. On Time Performance...

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What Should We Expect For Rail In The Near Future?

Editorial by Noel T. Braymer With record amounts of funding being authorized for passenger rail service improvement by the Federal Government, we should...

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Updates on High Speed Rail Projects

By Noel T. Braymer Since 8 billion dollars was included in the Stimulus Bill for High Speed Rail, there has been more interest...

Reports

Salinas revelopment includes Amtrak station

and the TAMC March Meeting Report By Chris Flescher, RailPAC Associate Director Planners, working for the city of Salinas, are currently creating a...

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CA Corridor stats for February 2009

Provided by Eugene K. Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority The economic slowdown, plus one less day in February 2009 than...