RailPAC Annual Meeting When: Saturday November 18th Time: 12 Noon – 4:00 PM Venue: Zoom – Zoom invitation sent to you after a spot is reserved Registration; Eventbrite: http://railpac2023.eventbrite.com/ “Reserve a Spot” tab will allow registration Cost: Free Guest Speakers: Alice Rodriquez, Deputy Director External Affairs, CA High Speed Rail Authority Jim Allison, Manager…
Metamoderism has released an excellent new video on Youtube, “The Pacific Surfliner’s Greatest Threat”, which includes the conceptual San Clemente tunnel illustrations by RailPAC.
The 3rd Quarter 2023 issue of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: Reader comments on this issue: From RailPAC member Jim Gerstley, comments on Steel Wheels 3Q23 Re: ADA accommodation On trains such as the single level long distance with chair and Viewliner sleepers: A] One idea is…
To: Mayor Farrah N. KhanCity of Irvine1 Civic Center PlazaIrvine, CA 92606Email: [email protected] OCTA Orange County Maintenance Facility teamEmail: [email protected] September 12, 2023 Subject: Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility Dear Mayor Khan, Councilmembers and OCTA team, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is an all-volunteer non-profit passenger rail advocacy group representing the…
To: Lee Ann Eager, Chair, California Transportation CommissionJulie Brown, Chair, Oregon Transportation Commission Debbie Young, Chair, Washington State Transportation CommissionTanisha Taylor, CTC Executive DirectorSabrina Foward, OTC CoordinatorReema Griffith, WSTC Executive Director September 7, 2023 RE: Position Paper on Passenger Rail Policy, CA, OR, WAAll Aboard Washington, the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates, Rail Passengers Association…
Administrator Shailen BhattU.S. Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 August 11, 2023 Subject: Letter of Support for the Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project FY 2022-2023 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant Funding Dear Administrator Bhatt, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada…
The Honorable Catherine BlakespearCalifornia State Senate, 38th DistrictChair, Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor ResiliencyState Capitol, Room 405Sacramento, CA 95814 July 20, 2023 Subject: Please support the San Clemente inland bypass for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Dear Senator Blakespear, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is an all-volunteer non-profit passenger rail advocacy group…
The 2nd Quarter 2023 of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue:
Jim Allison, Manager of PlanningCapitol Corridor Joint Powers Association300 Lakeside Drive, 14th Floor EastOakland, CA 94612 July 12, 2023 Subject: Support for Sacramento to Roseville Third Main Track Project and ProjectSupplemental Environmental lmpact Report Dear Mr. Allison, I am writing on behalf of members of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) living,…
RailPAC’s 68-page comment letter on the draft 2023 California State Rail Plan can be downloaded here. Click here for the Caltrans California State Rail Plan webpage, where the draft 2023 plan can be downloaded.