Year: 2013
All aboard the LOSSAN Express?
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer With a Congressionally mandated fee increase for millions of dollars of coming this October to the Surfliners; now...
Noel BraymerMarch 2, 2013
eNewsletter for February 25, 2013
This new Federal bill could increase the State’s payment to Amtrak up to 25 million dollars from about 100 million which would blow...
Noel BraymerMarch 2, 2013
RailPAC PHOTOS of the Month (February, 2013)
Here are 5 photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to thia page each month are...
Russ JacksonMarch 1, 2013
The Coast Starlight and the Coast Line are Just Coasting
Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson Amtrak’s Coast Starlight still travels daily between Los Angeles and Seattle. Should we take it for granted?...
Russ JacksonMarch 1, 2013
Why Trains need Buses
Analysis by Noel T. Braymer Trains can’t go everywhere, but buses can go to many places or when trains can’t. Buses can economically...
Noel BraymerFebruary 22, 2013
eNewsletter for February 18, 2013
Many of the problems at Metrolink stem from previous management which lacked leadership and failed to understand the mission of Metrolink which is...
Noel BraymerFebruary 22, 2013
eNewsletter for February 11, 2013
CONCLUSION:This is the third trial of an “express” service on this corridor. The dropped stops were reinstated after a similar decrease in ridership...
Noel BraymerFebruary 16, 2013
What will California Rail service be like by 2020?
Analysis and Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The short answer is nobody knows for sure. The revised draft of this year’s California State...
Noel BraymerFebruary 15, 2013
eNewsletter for February 4, 2013
Amtrak last September after the end of the 2012 Fiscal Year ballyhooed the fact that they had recovered 85% of their OPERATING costs...
Noel BraymerFebruary 9, 2013
Pro’s and Con’s of Replacing Amtrak
Analysis by Noel T. Braymer With changes coming this October to the billing for State supported trains run by Amtrak, California and the...
Noel BraymerFebruary 8, 2013