Year: 2012
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief: Anything new?
Report (with PHOTOS) and Comments by Russ Jackson How is Train #3 doing into Los Angeles Union Station this summer? The short answer...
Russ JacksonJuly 24, 2012
What is a Boondoggle and is California High Speed Rail one?
Opinions and Facts from Noel T. Braymer During the ongoing debate over High Speed Rail and improved rail passenger service in general such...
Noel BraymerJuly 20, 2012
eNewslettter for July 16, 2012
Options dwindling to stop California’s high-speed rail project Boston Herald – Jul 11, 2012 As California secures the riches needed to start building a high-speed...
Noel BraymerJuly 20, 2012
A New Model For American Passenger Rail
By: Dick Spotswood. Originally published in the Steel Wheels newsletter, May/June 2012. THE DILEMMA: In the past decade it has become obvious that...
infoJuly 17, 2012
What is Amtrak’s Problem?
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer Amtrak’s problem is the same problem the railroads had for most of the 20th Century: too much overhead...
Noel BraymerJuly 15, 2012
eNewsletter for July 8, 2012
The breakdown of the roughly $8 billion dollars pledged for rail construction from this legislation is $5.9 billion dollars for construction between Madera...
Noel BraymerJuly 15, 2012
Should Metrolink operate the Surfliners?
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer A major reason for reorganizing LOSSAN from a Joint Powers Agency into a Joint Powers Authority is to...
Noel BraymerJuly 7, 2012
RailPAC welcomes Bob Hope Airport Transit Center – calls for improved Metrolink service to make it work
RailPAC welcomes Bob Hope Airport Transit Center – calls for improved Metrolink service to make it work The Rail Passenger Association of California,...
Russ JacksonJuly 6, 2012
eNewsletter for July 2, 2012
The simple fact is the Surfliners have the worst on-time record of any of the intra-California passenger trains… The San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor...
Noel BraymerJuly 6, 2012
Coaster and San Diego Trolley June 2012 Trip Report
Report and Pictures by Noel T. Braymer I amazed myself by getting up and out the door before 9 AM on my day...
Noel BraymerJune 30, 2012