Year: 2013
Why Does it Take So Long to Get More and Faster Trains?
By Noel T. Braymer The short answer is money: or rather the lack of money. Things looked much brighter back in 2000. In...
Noel BraymerDecember 5, 2013
eNewsletter for December 2, 2013
Editorial: High-speed rail proceeds in fits and start Sacramento Bee – Nov 27, 2013 In a mixed ruling on Monday, Kenny did not question...
Noel BraymerDecember 5, 2013
RailPAC PHOTOS of the Month (November, 2013)
Here are this month’s photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page are welcome....
Russ JacksonDecember 2, 2013
What’s the Future of California High Speed Rail?
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The impact of the recent court decision on the use of voter approved bonds for High Speed Rail...
Noel BraymerNovember 29, 2013
Rail Service We Need Before High Speed Rail in California
Opinion by Noel T. Braymer The most optimistic deadline for the start up of High Speed Rail in California is 2022 between Burbank...
Noel BraymerNovember 29, 2013
eNewsletter for November 25, 2013
Boardman fires more Amtrak upper managers Trainorders.com Nov 19, 2013 On Monday Nov. 18, Amtrak fired more upper managers, eliminating twenty senior positions. Causalities reportedly...
Noel BraymerNovember 29, 2013
eNewslettter for November 18, 2013
Amtrak Serving Free Wine to Steak Loses Millions on Food Bloomberg-Nov 14, 2013 …Almost all of last year’s $72 million in food-service losses were...
Noel BraymerNovember 22, 2013
New Amtrak Cars, But (sigh) Not For The West
Commentary by Russ Jackson, URPA/RailPAC On October 24, 2013, Amtrak rolled out the new low-level Viewliner cars at the manufacturer CAF’s plant in...
Russ JacksonNovember 21, 2013
Capitol Corridor Statistics (October, 2013)
By David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Service Performance Overview FY2013 Projected Results Year-over-year ridership on the Capitol Corridor...
Russ JacksonNovember 21, 2013