SAVE THE DATE The 2019 RailPAC members meeting and Steel Wheels Conference will be held on Saturday, 28th September at the Old Spaghetti Factory adjacent to Fullerton Station. Keynote speaker will be Jennifer Bergener, Managing Director, LOSSAN who will talk about the real world challenges of passenger rail. Other speakers to be announced. Online registration…
Oakland, CA March 9, 2019 The RailPAC Board met today and accepted the resignation of Paul Dyson as President after more than 12 years in the post. The Board unanimously elected Steve Roberts as the new President. Steve is a retired veteran of the passenger rail industry and lives in Concord, CA in the east…
RailPAC Response to Governor Newsom – February 13, 2019 The Future of Modern, Efficient, Intercity Passenger Rail in California RailPAC supports Governor Newsom’s action in changing the leadership of the High -Speed Rail Authority. After a decade it is clearly time for a change. Reprioritizing the high-speed rail project toward the completion of an…
Paul Dyson writes: The dust hasn’t settled yet on the State of the State speech, and over the years I have become a committed believer in letting the dust settle. The initial reaction from many is that HSR is dead, but I don’t think the story is over. In the next few days RailPAC will…
Paul Dyson writes: A combination of illness and other distractions has caused this site to be neglected for too long. In addition the 1st Quarter edition of Steel Wheels has only just arrived at the printers. And to add insult to injury Noel Braymer’s weekly eNews has been blocked thanks to a minor typing error. …
I attended the November 14 Capitol Corridor JPA Board meeting in Oakland. Here is a summary: Election of Chair Rebecca Saltzman and Vice-Chair Don Saylor for 2-year term: 2019-2020. Approved 2019 meeting schedule, next meeting February 13, 2019, 10AM, in Suisun City. Capitol Corridor FY2018 Performance: o Records were set for annual ridership (1.71M passengers;…
I attended the November 16, 2018 San Joaquin JPA Board Meeting in Merced. Here is a summary: Administrative items were approved including moving expense items from one budget account to another. The Board gave recognition to board members Don Tatzin and Tom Blalock who will be leaving the Board due to retirements. The City of…
CHSRA Board Meeting November 15, 2018 Burbank While I was not able attend the recent Board meeting of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) I did view the video and as President of the Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) I wanted to provide my impressions of the meeting and public comments. The overall emotion…
Some of you may have received a post from Jim Mathews of RPA claiming a victory in the fight for the Southwest Chief. We urge caution and continued vigilance. Here’s a more realistic assessment from Evan Stair from Passenger Rail Kansas: THE TRUTH COMES OUT – BUS BRIDGE WAS NOT FOR SAFETY Apparently, and we…