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Steel Wheels in California 2010: The Countdown is On!
The countdown is on for Steel Wheels in California© 2010. April 17 is the date for what we believe will be our most informative and thought provoking conference and members meeting to date. RailPAC and NARP members and guests will meet at the Metro Board Room, One Gateway center at Los Angeles Union Station for…
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Metro/OCTA to CAHSRA: LA-Anaheim should be revisited
Arthur T. Leahy (CEO, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation) and Will Kempton (CEO, Orange County Transportation Authority) write to Curt Pringle (Chairman, California High Speed Rail Authority) asking CAHSPA to revisit the concept of a rational shared use option in the Anaheim to Los Angeles segment. Click here to read the letter.
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February California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA Ridership for the Capitol Corridor in February 2010 continued to decline compared to February 2009 and 2008, but the monthly loss was less than prior month comparisons. Ridership for February 2010 was down by 4.7% and while the service was impacted by the second phase of the tie renewal program (February…
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CRCC Technical Committee Meeting Report
February 26, 2010 Meeting Reported by Dennis Story, RailPAC Director The Coast Rail Coordinating Council Technical Committee meeting was held at the Derby Club, Seaside Park in Ventura on Friday, 2/26/10 from 11:00AM to 12:30PM. Attendees: Pete Rodgers (SLOCOG), Bill Bronte (Caltrans Rail Division), Jonathan Hutchison (phone), Mike Powers (SBCAG), Scott Spaulding (SBCAG), Vic Kamhi (VCTC),…
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TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report
February 1, 2010 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director
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RailPAC March Review
Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President I’ve been looking back at some of my previous commentaries, particularly “High Speed Rail, Stay the Course”, and my more recent “High Speed Rail Dilemma” offering. Trying to reach a consensus among a couple of thousand passenger rail advocates in California about our largest ever public works project is…
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Introducing RailPACmobile!
Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director and Website Editor As smartphone sales continue to grow, mobile sites are becoming increasingly popular. Mobile sites take content available on a website and reformat it to look great on mobile platforms. Today, we’re excited to announce
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RailPAC writes Boxer regarding Passenger Rail Safety
SENATOR BARBARA BOXER Fax to 202 224 0454 22 February, 2010 PASSENGER RAIL SAFETY Dear Senator Boxer: First of all may I commend you for your concern about passenger rail safety following the Chatsworth collision last year, and also for spending so much time at the Los Angeles USDOT conference last Friday. We appreciate your…
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January California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA The Capitol Corridor January 2010 ridership showed a decline compared to January 2009 and 2008. Ridership for January 2010 was down by 8.4% primarily due to the first phase of the “tie renewal program” (January 18 – February 14, 2010) between Suisun/Fairfield and Sacramento stations. Some late-morning and mid-day trains Capitol…
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The High Speed Rail Dilemma
Response to High-Speed rail system: Leaders mull benefits, fears, first published in the Burbank Leader on 2/13/10. Commentary by Paul Dyson It was great to see the Leader take a close look at the High Speed Rail project on Saturday 13th February. This huge undertaking is described as the largest public works project in our history…