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High Speed Rail: The View on November 4th

Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer November 4, 2010 — Public commentary opened and closed the meeting of the California High Speed Rail...

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Your Donations are now Tax Deductible!

The IRS has approved our application to be recognized as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charitable corporation! RailPAC filed the application with the Internal...

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HSR: Fantasy versus Reality

Editorial by Noel T. Braymer The main obstacle to High Speed Rail service in California is not rich NIMBY homeowners or the Union...

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More Shovel Ready Stimulus Please

Opinion by Noel T. Braymer With mid-term elections coming up the administration is now talking about spending 50 billion dollars for transportation projects...

Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, finally arrives at the Reno, NV station platform.
Tracking Rail News

Tracking Rail News: October 2010

Comments by Russ Jackson Photos by Bob Snow and Russ Jackson . . . On Time Performance. With the fiscal year ending in...

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How much does the UP want to run a daily Sunset?!

$750 million, that’s how much. By Russ Jackson This article appeared on page one of the October 2010, Western Rail Passenger Review. On...

Reports

RailPAC Takes HSR Tour of France

By Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director RailPAC Vice President North Art Lloyd and Director Bruce Jenkins joined a High Speed Rail Tour of France...

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LA City Council Rail Resolution Passes Unanimously

This morning a RailPAC resolution supporting the construction of double track between Van Nuys and Chatsworth and the building of a second platform at...

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What AB 32 and Rail Service have in Common

Editorial by Noel T. Braymer AB 32 is a law passed and signed into law in California back in September 27, 2006. Its...

Reports

Coast Starlight on Google Transit

Report by Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director and Coast Starlight Communities Network Project Coordinator It is with great pleasure that I announce that the...