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Enewsletter for October 31, 2011

What will the future hold for Palmdale? Metrolink is studying running trains at speeds over 100 miles per hours to Palmdale. The Las...

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eNewsletter EXTRA Highlights of CA HSR 2012 Business Plan Draft

This business plan has a sticker shock of 98 billion dollars for the full  800 mile project but much of this reflects adjustments...

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eNewsletter for October 24, 2011

In the article California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Roelof van Ark “said private investors, including rail operators and construction companies from Europe and...

[Commentary]

Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train… Coming soon!

Exhibit Train Schedule for the West Coast Can you hear the sound of a whistle? To commemorate our 40th Anniversary, we’ve put together...

[Commentary]

Big Changes coming for California High Speed Rail?

Opinion by Noel T. Braymer There are hints that the revised Business Plan now due on November 1st for the California High Speed...

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eNewsletter for October 17, 2011

Planning for the San Joaquin Valley alignment has been ongoing for at least 5 years. If the people in the Valley and the...

Reports

Update: Texas Eagle burglarized at San Antonio

Gene Poon has updated this story for us, giving more details of a story that has implications for Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle passengers going...

[Commentary]

September 2011 CA Intercity Passenger Rail Performance

Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Continuing the positive trend from the previous nineteen months, the Capitol...

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Enewsletter EXTRA: LOSSAN new services

The following material are highlights from the information package included in the Agenda for the Board Meeting for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency...

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eNewsletter for October 10, 2011

Could HSR derail Hanford Amtrak station? Hanford Sentinel – Eiji Yamashita Oct 4, 2011 Rail officials predict negligible impact from the switch, while...