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Santa Clarita to the Green Line to Orange County by Rail?
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is currently conducting a study of what to do with what is left of about 20 miles of what was the Pacific Electric’s West Santa Ana Branch. This right of way has been publicly owned by the Counties of Los Angeles and Orange…
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Sacramento Rail station improvements underway
Commentary and photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC Did you know the very busy Sacramento Valley Rail Station, known today as the Sacramento Amtrak Station on I Street, was built in the 1920’s on a lake bed? That lake, called “China Slough” and “Sutter Lake,” was filled in when the current historic station that still serves…
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Infrastructure: Pay for it Now, or You Will Later!
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer Most people heard about the power outage on Thursday September 8th in the San Diego area. I was caught in the middle of it. Nothing forces you to realize how much “civilized” life depends or how much we take infrastructure for granted until it fails. People couldn’t work because because…
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Amtrak advisory, and a comment
See the special commentary at the end. Special employee advisory September 8, 2011 Message from Joe Boardman Dear Co-workers, The House Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee has released a proposal for FY ’12 that would significantly reduce Amtrak’s federal funding, specifically the operating support. The proposal also prohibits the use of federal operating…
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Train Travel; It’s the people you meet that make a difference
Report by Chuck Robuck, CCRiders With all the BAD news we are being bombarded with these days, I thought I’d share a GOOD story with you for a change. I have long been a believer in the “Karma” and “you reap what you sow” philosophies. This week, something happened that strengthens my belief in these…