PHOTO report by Russ Jackson At the right is the Sunset Limited ready to depart LAUS on February 4, 2011, the date of all 7 photos in this report. In the background is the MTA tower, site of the RailPAC-NARP meeting on March 19. While visiting the train station for the meeting, be sure to…
Editorial by Noel T. Braymer The decisions by the newly elected Governors of Ohio and Wisconsin to pull their states out of the High Speed Rail Stimulus funding program have led to the recent announcement of 624 million dollars of that money will be redirected to California. This was on top of 715 million the state…
Comments by Russ Jackson and photos by Noel Braymer, Bob Snow and Russ Jackson . . . December: What a month for weather on Amtrak! The country was treated to real wintry weather, some places had snow for the first time in history, the Northeast Corridor between New York and Boston was closed, and California…
North Coast Transit District is happy to announce lower fares and longer service hours take effect this week on all of our modes (Coaster and Sprinter). Below is a printable PDF with the new COASTER price matrix and new SPRINTER schedule with late-night trains. SPRINTER-COASTER Schedule – January 2011 NCTD – More Reasons to Ride
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download: December 2010 Performance Report) In December, Capitol Corridor was given the gifts of impressive ridership, revenue and on-time performance thresholds, ending the calendar year with an abundance of positive performance results. Ridership was up 5 percent compared to the same period last year, revenue was up 10 percent and the Capitol…
Los Angeles January 10, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM METRO Board Room One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Ventura January 11, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Camarillo Public Library 4101 Las Posas Road Camarillo, CA 93010 Santa Barbara January 12, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Louise Lowry Davis Center – Lu Gilbert Room…
November 1, 2010 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director
Editorial by Noel T. Braymer “An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought”. Simon Cameron US financier & politician (1799 – 1889) Since the midterm elections it is becoming clear that if people thought Washington was partisan, gridlocked and out of touch with what people wanted before the election, then you…
Photo and Comments by Russ Jackson . . . Winter has begun for Amtrak. The Thanksgiving weekend saw the start of Amtrak’s annual battle with winter weather, and nowhere was it more evident than along the route of the Empire Builder. Train #8 (22) departed Seattle 3 hours and 20 minutes late and finally arrived…
By Noel T. Braymer A major problem with taking the train is getting to and from the train stations. Ridership for rail service is dependent on the amount of parking since most people drive to the train station. Many train stations have full parking lots. Increasingly more parking structures are being built at stations. But…