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Year: 2013

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Why Would a Foreign Country Finance California High Speed Rail?

Analysis by Noel T. Braymer After several near death experiences the California High Speed Rail project is poised to soon start construction for...

eNewsletter

eNewsletter for April 8, 2013

The western trains ALL cover their variable and direct fixed costs of operations handily, but fail only to cover Amtrak’s allocations of system...

[Commentary]

RailPAC President writes CPUC re Sprinter

Mr. Michael R. Peevey 8th April, 2013 President, California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco CA 94102 SAFE OPERATION OF...

IssuesReports

The complicated history of the Sprinter

Report and Photo by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC e-newsletter Editor The Sprinter started out as a simple project to serve the 22 miles...

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RailPAC President writes Caltrans about the Surfliners becoming Coasters

NOTE: This letter from Paul Dyson and Noel Braymer’s article below express the RailPAC opinions on this subject. 8th April, 2013 Mr. William...

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Amtrak plans to stop Surfliners at Coaster stations too

Report and Comments by Noel Braymer, RailPAC 3-newsletter Editor Amtrak has already listed all the Coaster Stations in the latest April 1, 2013...

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The Railroad Destroying Santa Margarita River

Story by Noel T. Braymer Finally this year, 2013 (due to the need to redo more work on this bridge the opening date...

eNewsletter

eNewsletter for April 1, 2013

U.S. Report Backs Bullet Train Revenue Forecasts Los Angeles Times Mar 29, 2013 The GAO study says that the project’s ridership and revenue...

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RailPAC PHOTOS of the Month (March, 2013)

Here are 5 photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page each month are...

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March Trip report with video to Riverside, Los Angeles and Santa Monica

Report by Noel T. Braymer  What a way to celebrate my 61st birthday, but I’m still too young for a Metrolink senior discount....