RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

What will rail passenger service in the San Joaquin Valley be like in 2018?

Questions from Noel T. Braymer My one disappointment at the September 15th RailPAC/NARP meeting was that Stacey Mortensen wasn’t able to attend. Stacey Mortensen is the Executive Director of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission which runs the Altamont Commuter Express Trains or ACE between Stockton and San Jose. ACE is also planning to build…

September 22, 2012
eNewsletter for September 17, 2012

Big Week for Metrolink and Hightlights of the RailPAC/NARP Meeting in Sacramento September 17, 2012 Part 1 September 17, 2012 Part 2 The above copy of this enewletter is on a PDF file and you will not be able to click on to the links in blue. If you would like an emailed copy of…

September 22, 2012
Notes on the RailPAC/NARP Meeting in Sacramento

Observations and Photos by Noel T. Braymer This is just a short report on the September 15th Meeting in Sacramento of my personal impressions as I tap away on my phone on the train going home. I got on the connecting bus for train 711 in the wee hours of Saturday morning to get to…

September 17, 2012
eNewsletter for September 10, 2012

Why is coordinating the services of these 3 regions so important? In a word connections. For people in California to be able to get around the entire State by rail the trains must be scheduled with good connections to each other. A major part of the connectivity of the existing State Rail Passenger network are…

September 14, 2012
What Could go Wrong for California’s Intercity Trains

Opinion By Noel T. Braymer Legislation is in the works to create Joint Power Authorities for local control of the planning and administration of both the Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquin Trains. This is modeled after the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority or CCJPA which has successfully managed the Capitol Corridor Trains. Some of the…

September 9, 2012
eNewsletter for September 4, 2012

Amtrak told 3 states have no funding for route Sacramento Bee – Aug 31, 2012 …

September 7, 2012
eNewsletter for August 27, 2012

Train Stations make a major impact on a town’s development and economy. …This is the view by 2007. … The freight yard had been replaced with station/beach parking. On the right hand side a station parking structure had replaced the old World War II temporary station. On the left in the background is a new…

August 31, 2012
eNewsletter for August 20, 2012

By extending the Green Line from Old Town past the Santa Fe Depot to the 12th and Imperial Transfer Station it be possible to travel anywhere on the Trolley with just one transfer. For many riders this is a much faster ride bypassing the slow street running on 12th and on C Street. The Blue…

August 24, 2012
The Good News about Passenger Trains

Opinion and photos by Noel T. Braymer The Good News is that more towns across America are discovering the economic value of rail service and of having a train station in their communities. In the news are stories of towns along the Gulf Coast banding together to work towards restarting rail passenger service between New…

August 24, 2012
eNewsletter for August 13, 2012

I can’t comment on Amtrak’s Food Service but I recommend the link to the article in this issue Amtrak food and beverage service; real facts and figures . The problem with the cost of food service is we don’t know what costs are being charged by Amtrak for it. This is a quote from The…

August 18, 2012