RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

Year: 2011

  • 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 Vegas High Speed Train to Victorville is closer to starting construction next year: a connection to Palmdale make sense for that service. It looks more likely that future Higher Speed Rail service…

  • 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 for inflation with a longer construction window adding to the inflation. In 2010 dollars the final bill is between 65.4 to 75 billion.The reality is infrastructure is expensive. San Diego County has…

  • 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 Asia, have voiced interest in high-speed rail. The catch: Investors want to see a link to San Francisco or Los Angeles closer to completion before they put in billions, he said. It…

  • 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 a special train with displays of photos, uniforms, china, and memorabilia from America’s Railroad? while also offering a glimpse into the future. The Amtrak Exhibit Train is coming soon to a station…

  • 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 Rail Project will reflect current economic realities. The October 16th Wall Street Journal reports the project will be built incrementally with greater use of existing track. The possibility that the new trackage…

  • 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 High Speed Rail Authority can’t come to an agreement soon on where to build HSR, there are plenty of other places which are ready to take the money and run with it.…

  • 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 through San Antonio and laying overnight on the train there. San Antonio Police reportedly have gotten some suspects to talk about how the Texas Eagle was burglarized, and passenger hand baggage stolen…

  • 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 Corridor performance in September 2011 maintained a steady upward trend compared to September 2010. September 2011 ridership was 145,894 an 11 % increase over September 2010. Revenue showed even better results with…

  • 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 held on September 28, 2011 in Los Angeles. This material is posted on the LOSSAN web site. Enewsletter EXTRA LOSSAN The above copy of this enewletter is on a PDF file and…

  • 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 many locals consider the existing Amtrak train system as a key component of Hanford’s … It seems the plan for HSR assumes the elimination of the San Joaquin Trains. This would leave…