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Comments on HSR Thru Riverside
Comments Compiled from a RailPAC Member We were recently contacted by a Professional Engineer who has, until recently, done a small amount of work on the CAHSR project. This is a summary of his report. Apparently the concept designs he cites are in the public domain (e.g. used in public outreach meetings) however the conclusions…
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Travel Observations
Comments by RailPAC member Freeman Gosden Jr. on his recent trip from Santa Barbara-LA-Chicago-Emeryville- Santa Barbara I told my friends that La Junta to Hutchinson was roughest experience I have ever had on AMTRAK-Santa Fe UP or SP. I’ve done Chi-LA 35 times. I was partially thrown out of bed. Now, I see AMTRAK is…
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July California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA July ridership started off weak, but ended up strong as we posted a fiscal year-best of 141,479 passengers for the month. This is a 5.0% increase in ridership above July 2009! Revenue continued its positive trend with +14.7% growth over June 2009. On-time performance (OTP) was 97%, the best result in…
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Central Coast Railroad Festival: October 7-11
Second Annual Festival to Focus on Modeling, History and Rail Excursions Festival Organizers Seek Volunteers and Sponsors The Second Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival will focus on rail excursions, modeling of all types and historical programs. The Festival is set for October 7-11, 2010, in the heart of the California Central Coast. Activities will take…
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San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Meeting Report
July 29, 2010 Meeting in Atwater Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director A moment of scilence was held in the memory of George Gaekle. George spent many years on the San Joaquin alley Rail Committee and was also a Director of RailPAC. He also served for many years as a County Administrator for Stanislaus County. A…
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June California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA The Capitol Corridor ridership results for June 2010 were the best month yet for the fiscal year reporting period. Ridership for June was 7.0% above June 2009 and exceeded business plan projection by 13%. Revenue continued its positive trend with +11.5% growth over June 2009 (and +4.5% over business plan projection).…
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TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report
June 7, 2010 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director The commuter rail extension (Gilroy to Salinas) is now in the right of way acquisition phase. The committee has issued a request for proposals in 3 categories: acquisition agent, legal services, and on-call appraisal. For the on-call group, the committee received 8 proposals. They recommend…
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Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board Meeting Report
June 16, 2010 Meeting in Oakland Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors Meeting was held at the BART Boardroom in Oakland. There were as many as ten out of the sixteen total directors present for this particular meeting. The Meeting opened with remarks from Chair Jim Holmes…
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May California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA The Capitol Corridor yielded positive results for May 2010 compared to May 2009 in all relevant performance statistics – ridership, revenue, and on-time performance. Ridership for May was 1.4% above last year as was revenue (+2.9%). On-time performance (OTP) set the record for the fiscal year at 95.9% – making the…
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Dunsmuir Railroad Days
Dunsmuir, California is a historic train town that celebrates Railroad Days annually. This year’s event is taking place June 11-13 at the Dunsmuir Amtrak Station. We are excited that Dunsmuir is wanting to increase awareness of the Coast Starlight this year. RailPAC and Coast Starlight Communities Network will have materials displayed. Amtrak is supplying Coast…