Month: May 2012
The First Sunset Limited Trip on New Schedule
Robert Manning TRIP REPORT: Talk about a change of pace, how about eating a late dinner at Traxx Restaurant which is located directly...
Russ JacksonMay 31, 2012
When Trains are Faster than Planes
Analysis by Noel T. Braymer During the 1964 Tokyo Olympics with the start up of the Shinkansen (or Bullet Trains) my Father pointed...
Noel BraymerMay 27, 2012
eNewsletter for May 21, 2012
VoiceofOC – ?May 15, 2012? Several OCTA board members specifically noted there is no passenger train service of any kind through the Central...
Noel BraymerMay 25, 2012
The Lesson for Today of Fred Harvey
Opinion By Noel T. Braymer I recently finished the book “Appetite for America” by Stephen Fried. This book is more than a history...
Noel BraymerMay 18, 2012
eNewsletter for May 14, 2012
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, a member of the Metrolink Board of Directors, issued the following statement on the announced resignation of Metrolink CEO...
Noel BraymerMay 18, 2012
I Would Ride Trains More if they Went More Places
Opinion By Noel T. Braymer I would love to ride trains more often, but I literally can’t because I can’t get there by...
Noel BraymerMay 13, 2012
eNewsletter for May 7, 2012
With tilting the Cascades were able to raise the average speed from 47 to 53 miles per hour. That is faster than any...
Noel BraymerMay 12, 2012
The New Coast Daylight!
We support a new daily passenger train linking the Central Coast during the day. For more than twenty years, work on a new Coast Daylight...
Jarrod DellaChiesaMay 12, 2012
Happy National Train Day!
We hope you’ll visit one of our booths today at Sacramento, San Jose, Salinas, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Van Nuys and Los...
Jarrod DellaChiesaMay 12, 2012
PASSENGER RAIL ADVOCACY GROUPS COMBINE TO LAUNCH PETITION FOR “COAST DAYLIGHT” SERVICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 11, 2012 – The Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC), the Coast Starlight Communities Network and the Steel Wheels...
Jarrod DellaChiesaMay 11, 2012