Year: 2011
eNewsletter for August 29, 2011
…What is the history of rail during major earthquakes? During the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 many buildings and several roads suffered damage....
Noel BraymerSeptember 5, 2011
Some Amtrak California Zephyr Service to Resume
Trains 5 & 6 to operate between California and Colorado this weekend Reported by Amtrak and Gene Poon CHICAGO – Daily service by...
Russ JacksonSeptember 2, 2011
Building Credibility at the High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting
August 25 Meeting Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Public comments, invited by the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) Board at the opening...
Russ JacksonAugust 30, 2011
Followup: A trucker looks at the Nevada Amtrak-truck crash
Recently the RailPAC website published four “theories” of how the July accident between a truck and Amtrak’s California Zephyr in the Nevada desert...
Russ JacksonAugust 27, 2011
eNewslsetter for August 22, 2011
I led a student Rail Study Trip to China last March and we covered most of the new CRH lines; we rode part...
Noel BraymerAugust 24, 2011
LAUS River Annex: An Idea You May Hate or Like
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer Building run-through tracks at Union Station to eliminate the need to back trains in or out of the...
Noel BraymerAugust 20, 2011
Getting State Wide High Speed Rail Service Sooner.
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The California High Speed Rail Authority is now planning to run the shortest economically viable segment for an...
Noel BraymerAugust 17, 2011
eNewsletter for August 15, 2011
Mr. Fenton, CEO of Metrolink is working to expand the market for Rail Passenger service and is talking about better connections and faster...
Noel BraymerAugust 17, 2011
eNewsletter for August 8, 2011
We could see in the next 3 years 3 more round trips between Fullerton and Laguna Niguel/ Mission Viejo, 3 more round trips...
Noel BraymerAugust 10, 2011
The A Train is the Country’s Newest Commuter Service
Report and Photos by Russ Jackson, Dallas As relief from the heavy rail news, all the local and national budget crises, and the...
Russ JacksonAugust 6, 2011