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eNewsletter for October 14, 2013

Re: Amtrak no bargain for the States    The states that fund their own intercity services, including California, will go on getting gouged...

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Capitol and other CA Corridor Statistics (September, 2013)

By David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Year-over-year ridership on the Capitol Corridor trains was even with last September....

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How to Operate Passenger Trains at a Profit

By Noel T. Braymer It is no secret that the key to being profitable is to bring in more money than you spend....

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eNewsletter for October 7, 2013

Dan Richards, Chair of the California High Speed Rail Authority addressing the RailPAC/NARP Joint Meeting in San Francisco on October 5, 2013. Mr....

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Notes on the October 5th’s RailPAC/NARP Meeting San Francisco

By Noel T. Braymer I wasn’t in the mood this time to ride buses for 2 night in a row for this year’s...

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The Future of Wireless Electric Trains

By Noel T. Braymer Recently there was excitement among techno-geeks about a patent application by the Tesla electric car company for a hybrid...

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eNewslettter for September 30, 2013

We’re holding ACE in drive for SJ Valley employment Manteca Bulletin- Sep 28, 2013 The real game changer for the economically challenged in the San...

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RailPAC PHOTOS of the Month (September, 2013)

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

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How to Save the Chief

By Noel T. Braymer The prospects for the future of the Southwest Chief don’t look good. The BNSF has made it clear that...

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eNewsletter for September 23, 2013

BART was the first of several subway systems over the last 40 tears to operate with automation. Except in yard limits at slow...