RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

A trip on the Eagle-Sunset to Tucson, a joyful experience of surprises

Report and Photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC Associate Director Tower 55 Ft. Worth TX. No BNSF trains waiting to cross, no UP traffic moving across it? No problem? Astounding. But, what happens when a westbound UP freight has a disabled car and blocks access to the Ft. Worth Intermodal Center for the southbound Texas Eagle,…

April 10, 2014
Caltrain Board Honors Art Lloyd for 26 Years of Service

On April 3, RailPAC’s Vice President Art Lloyd was commended for his 26 years of service on the Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.He will remain involved with “Emeritus” status as a consultant and for his vast railroad historical knowledge. We at RailPAC can only echo the sentiments expressed therein and add our congratulations and…

April 7, 2014
Is this Summer Make or Break Time for CA High Speed Rail?

By Noel T. Braymer The California High Speed Rail Authority has signed a construction contract for work in the Fresno area. Final construction plans are being made, some land has been cleared around Fresno and the process of buying right of way around Fresno is underway. This spring the Authority plans to award a second…

April 4, 2014
eNewsletter for March 31, 2014

Public Policy Institute of California PPIC Statewide Survey March 2014 SLIM MAJORITY OF ADULTS FAVOR HIGH SPEED RAIL In 2008, voters passed a $10 billion state bond for its planning and construction. Today, when read a description of the system and its $68 billion price tag, 53 percent favor it and 42 percent oppose it. Likely voters are…

April 4, 2014
Paul Dyson Testifies at Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

On March 27th, Paul Dyson represented RailPAC and NARP while testifying before the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.

March 31, 2014
Rail Photos of the Month – March 2014

Here are this month’s photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page are welcome. Send your jpeg rail photos to Russ Jackson, RailPAC Photo Editor, at info@xg1.b3e.myftpupload.com. 1. Work is underway at the Sacramento Valley Station, as experts begin to restore the historic mural. Small portions…

March 30, 2014
Paul Dyson Testifies at Senate Select Committee on Passenger Rail

On March 19th, Paul Dyson represented RailPAC and NARP while testifying before the Senate Select Committee on Passenger Rail.

March 30, 2014
Pasadena is a Great Rail Destination

Story and Photos By Noel T. Braymer Most modern train stations are little more than parking lots with platforms far away from someplace people want to go to. Your busier stations are transportation centers with good connections to other trains and other travel modes like bus and rail transit. Few train stations today are destinations.…

March 28, 2014
eNewsletter for March 24, 2014

Squirrel Blamed for San Jose Power Outage NBC Bay Area – Mar 19, 2014 One of the customers affected was Caltrain’s San Jose dispatching center, according to Tell. The outage caused the dispatching center to fail and led trains to stop, causing major system-wide delays. March 24, 2014 The above copy of this enewletter is on…

March 28, 2014
Capitol Corridor Monthly Report (February, 2014)

Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Service Performance Overview Capitol Corridor ridership and revenue for February 2014 were slightly below last February’s results: -1.6% and -2.7%, respectively. A total of 104,308 trips were made on the Capitol Corridor in February 2014 vs. 105,964 in February 2013. I attribute this…

March 24, 2014