Regional Rail in Crisis: How Metrolink’s governance holds back service, ridership, and growth
Originally published by Californians for Electric Rail on April 24, 2026 In the last installment of this series, we learned about how political choices by specific counties...
Jarrod DellaChiesaApril 28, 2026
CAHSR Groundbreaking Ceremony – January 6, 2015
Photos by Paul Dyson, President
Jarrod DellaChiesaJanuary 7, 2015
Steel Wheels in California Conference Presentations
Saturday – November 15th, 10:30 – 3:30 PM California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento Presentation Files:
Jarrod DellaChiesaNovember 17, 2014
On Board Electrification and Near Zero Emissions for Regional Rail
Dave Cook and Ian Stewart Rail electrification has been implemented in many urban and regional rail applications in the US and the benefits are...
Jarrod DellaChiesaSeptember 5, 2014
Complete the Santa Cruz Passenger Rail Study Survey
Your ideas are important! The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC) is analyzing the feasibility of passenger rail transit service along the...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJuly 29, 2014
Annual Steel Wheels Conference
Saturday – November 15th 10:30 – 3:30 PM | Doors open at 10:00 California State Railroad Museum Auditorium, Sacramento Register Today Members: $35...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJuly 28, 2014
Not Exactly the Happiest Place on Earth – the New Anaheim Station as the Passenger Will See It
From our Orange County Steel Wheels correspondent I don’t think Anaheim City Council was ever shown the trashy view that reality has presented...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJune 3, 2014
Cap and Trade Funds
Paul Dyson You know that a program has established itself when it sports an acronym. Cap and Trade is now CnT (or CapnTrade...
Jarrod DellaChiesaMay 19, 2014
NARP Resolution in Support of Returning Passenger Rail Service Between New Orleans & Florida
The new NARP board has unanimously approved the following resolution in support of returning passenger service between New Orleans and Florida: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD PASSENGERS ...
Jarrod DellaChiesaMay 8, 2014