Hon. Lesa Heebner, ChairSan Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) ATTN: LOSSAN Comments1011 Union St., Suite 400San Diego, CA 92101 via email to: lossancomments@sandag.org June 24, 2025 Subject: SDLRR Project NOP, Comments on LOSSAN Corridor Del Mar Rail Realignment Alternatives Analysis Dear Chair Heebner and Board Members, I am writing on behalf of the members of…
To read RailPAC’s comment letter on the June 26, 2025 California Air Resources Board hearing on repeal of the proposed In-Use Locomotive Rule, click here.
To read RailPAC’s June 2, 2025 letter to California State Senator Catherine Blakespear, Chair of the Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency, click here.
To: California Coastal Commission April 6, 2025 Subject: Support for OCTA Emergency Coastal Development Permit for San Clemente track stabilization work Dear Chair Cummings, Dr. Huckelbridge, and Commissioners: The Rail Passenger Association of California (or RailPAC) an all-volunteer non-profit organization representing the interests of rail passengers in this state since 1978. RailPAC requests that the…
RailPAC and Californians for Electric Rail have jointly written an open letter in response to errors in the February 27, 2025 Guardian article: “Trump and California don’t see eye to eye, but critique of high-speed train has many on board” by Andrew Gumbel. Our joint letter can be viewed on the Californians for Electric Rail website, or…
RailPAC board member from San Diego, George Chilson submitted the below letter to the February 28, 2025 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors meeting as comment to the agenda item #9, about alternative alignments for rerouting the LOSSAN railroad track off of the Del Mar Bluffs. Here is SANDAG’s February 2025 map…
By Steve Roberts, President RailPAC It is with heavy heart and sadness that all the members of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) hear the news of the passing of Brian Rosenwald. For RailPAC members Brian was a “Superhero,” represented by Preston the brand’s signature logo, creating a level of quality on-board…
The 4th Quarter 2024/winter 2025 issue of Steels Wheels magazine can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue:
ONT Connectorc/o Tim WatkinsSan Bernardino County Transportation Authority1170 W 3rd StreetSan Bernardino, CA 92810 Email: ONTconnector@gosbcta.com November 20, 2024 Subject: RailPAC comment letter on ONTconnector — Dear Chair Marquez, SBCTA Board Members, and ONT Connector project staff, My name is Brian Yanity, and I am Vice President-South of the Rail Passenger Association of California and…
Click here to download the pdf of RailPAC’s new presentation titled “Caltrain Electrification and Statewide Electrification Developments and Outlook”, given at the October 20, 2024 RailPAC meeting held in Santa Clara.