RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

Year: 2014

  • RailPAC eNewsletter for October 13, 2014

    Amtrak busing delayed passengers Toledo Blade-Oct 7, 2014 Chronic passenger train delays of eight to 12 hours between Toledo and Chicago have prompted Amtrak to begin busing passengers on that route. Amtrak started busing customers on Sunday when the train was more than 10 hours late, said Amtrak spokesman Christina Leeds…She said the passenger train delays are caused…

  • Capitol Corridor Monthly Report (September, 2014)

    Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Service Performance Overview The Capitol Corridor ended FY 2014 with a bang. In September 2014, a total of 119,034 passengers rode Capitol Corridor trains, an impressive increase of 7.6% compared to September 2013, which also marks the sixth consecutive month of ridership increases…

  • Amtrak’s summer long distance (bad) on time performance, and the Toledo Night Express

    Commentary by Russ Jackson …comments in this report are those of the author, not necessarily those of the RailPAC Board of Directors What a summer it has been for Amtrak’s long distance trains. The new fiscal year began on October 1 so the counting starts over. Usually we comment only on the western trains here,…

  • The VictorvilleTri-State Junction

    By Noel T. Braymer There are plans to build High Speed Rail from Las Vegas to Victorville on I-15 and then run these trains to Palmdale on the right of way of a proposed new highway between these 2 cities. From Palmdale the Las Vegas trains could be extended to Burbank sharing the California High…

  • RailPAC eNewsletter for October 6, 2014

    UPDATE: Amtrak angles to keep control of Hoosier State route Indianapolis Business Journal – Oct 1, 2014 A little-used, delay-plagued passenger rail line from Indianapolis to Chicago has become a battleground, as Amtrak tries to fend off competition invited by the Indiana Department of Transportation. October 6, 2014 The above copy of this enewletter is on a…

  • RailPAC rail PHOTOS of the month (September, 2014)

    Here are this month’s photos by RailPAC photographers from everywhere! Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page are welcome. Send your jpg rail photos to Russ Jackson, RailPAC Photo Editor, at [email protected]. 1. Amtrak’s northbound Vermonter, which travels the NEC to that state from Washington DC daily, is arriving…

  • Why California needs some Publicly Owned Railroads

    By Noel T. Braymer California already owns hundreds of miles of railroad, particularly in Southern California. From Lancaster to Los Angeles down to San Diego most of the railroad is partially or wholly owned by the public. The exception is about 15 miles of railroad shared by passenger trains between Los Angeles and Fullerton on…

  • RailPAC eNewsletter for September 29, 2014

    In 2000 the plan was to replace all low level equipment on the LOSSAN Corridor with the new double-deck Pacific Surfliner equipment. With faster loading about 2 minutes per station stop could be taken out of the schedule. That means with 7 intermediate stations at least 14 minutes could be pulled between San Diego and…

  • Restoration of the Desert Wind is needed now!

    Commentary by Anthony Lee, RailPAC Associate Director At the recent congressional hearing regarding re-authorization of Amtrak, Congresswoman Diane Titus(D) of Las Vegas requested a another study regarding restoring passenger rail service to Las Vegas, which is good news. The best option of restoring passenger rail service is a daily connection to the California Zephyr at…

  • High Speed Rail: Don’t Forget San Diego!

    By Noel T. Braymer The earliest San Diego can hope now to get direct High Speed Rail service is sometime after 2029. By 2029 the planning of the California High Speed Rail Authority is for 500 miles of High Speed Rail service between Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego is the second largest city in…