Year: 2013
Easy Ways for Amtrak to Make More Money
Report by Noel T. Braymer Cutting back on Long Distance Passenger Service has never saved money for Amtrak. It was tried in 1979...
Noel BraymerFebruary 2, 2013
eNewsletter for January 28, 2013
LA Subcommittee To Discuss Metrolink Connection To ONT Los Angeles Daily News Jan 22, 2013 Last week, Councilman Bill Rosendahl introduced a motion...
Noel BraymerFebruary 2, 2013
Metro(Air)Link for Southern California?
Analysis by Noel T. Braymer with photos Recently Los Angeles City Council member Bill Rosendahl called for the creation of Metrolink service between...
Noel BraymerJanuary 26, 2013
eNewsletter for January 21, 2013
The Surfliner Express has been around since February of 2011. Ridership has continued to drop since then and is lower than the all...
Noel BraymerJanuary 26, 2013
Rail PHOTOS of the Month (January, 2013)
Here are 5 photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on the photo to see it full size! 1. Looking out the rear window of...
Russ JacksonJanuary 24, 2013
A Business Analysis of the San Diego Metroliners
By Andrew C. Selden NOTE: This article appeared as the first article in the first issue of the “RailPAC Quarterly Review,” in September,...
Russ JacksonJanuary 24, 2013
What the Southwest Chief Should Be
Report by Noel T. Braymer Imagine you are at the Albuquerque Train Station and you can catch a train there to Fresno or...
Noel BraymerJanuary 19, 2013
eNewsletter for January 14, 2013
Amtrak’s annual operating loss last year was lowest since 1975, ..Washington Post-Jan 10, 2013 The $361 million loss for the year ending Sept....
Noel BraymerJanuary 19, 2013
Preserve the Railyards “Depot” site for an Intermodal District and Build Affordable Rental Units in the Railyards
Commentary By Chuck Robuck, RailPAC Director, Sacramento, and former President, CC Riders In the past, the City of Sacramento has proposed building BOTH...
Russ JacksonJanuary 13, 2013
eNewsletter for January 7, 2913
Senate confirms two Amtrak board members Progressive Rail Roading-Jan 3, 2013 The U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher Beall and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke as new...
Noel BraymerJanuary 12, 2013