Year: 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
Sunset Limited Early Morning Arrival in LA Information
NOTE: The info below is being distributed to passengers arriving on the Sunset Limited, train #1, at Los Angeles Union Station. The scheduled...
Russ JacksonMay 9, 2012
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Report for the Meeting of April 26, 2012
Meeting date: April 26, 2012 in Fresno, California; Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director, Sacramento Late April was a busy time for...
Russ JacksonMay 9, 2012
Upcoming Rail Meeting Event Calendar
Prepared by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director The legislation discussed at the April San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee and associated infrastructure changes forthcoming...
Russ JacksonMay 9, 2012
Does California need Tilting Turbine Trains?
Opinion By Noel T. Braymer The heyday for Turbine powered passenger trains was back in the 1960’s and 70’s. The conventional wisdom is...
Noel BraymerMay 5, 2012
Enewsletter for April 30, 2012
Tax dollars generate economic growth when spent WISELY. On the left we see the San Diego Depot in 1995 soon after the start...
Noel BraymerMay 5, 2012
RailPAC Will Participate at National Train Day, May 12. Steel Wheels Conference set for September 15
For information about Train Day activities near you, go to http://www.nationaltrainday.com/events/other/and click on your state for a list of events! Now read about...
Russ JacksonMay 3, 2012
How LA went from “don’t need rail” to “can’t live without it.”
Opinion and History by Noel T. Braymer. Photos by the author. Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station today what first strikes you are...
Russ JacksonApril 28, 2012
eNewsletter for April 23, 2012
If the Central Valley HSR line is finished by 2017 and the San Joaquin Trains are moved to it as proposed, what happens...
Noel BraymerApril 27, 2012
eNewsletter for April 16, 2012
Amtrak is talking about overcrowding on the NEC, yet for years the load factors of the Long Distance trains like the Southwest Chief...
Noel BraymerApril 20, 2012