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Year: 2012

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eNewsletter for May 29, 2012

The California State Automobile Association estimates that 4.2 million Californians will travel more than 50 miles this holiday weekend….About 200,000 people will travel...

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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...

[Commentary]

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...

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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...

[Commentary]

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Issues

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...

Events

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...