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Steel Wheels 3rd Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 3rd Quarter 2023 issue of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue:
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RailPAC joins partner advocacy organizations in Oregon and Washington in submitting public comment letter for West Coast Tri-State meeting of Transportation Commissions
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…
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RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project
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…
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Steel Wheels 2nd Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 2nd Quarter 2023 of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue:
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RailPAC submits comment letter on draft 2023 California State Rail Plan
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.
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RailPAC submits letter in support of Coachella Valley Rail Corridor ID application
The Honorable Pete ButtigiegSecretaryUnited States Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave, SEWashington, DC 20590 March 21, 2023 Subject: Support for the Coachella Valley Rail Project Application for Corridor Identification and Development Program Dear Secretary Buttigieg: The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) fully supports the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) application to the…
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RailPAC submits comment letter to FRA Daily Amtrak Long-Distance Study
Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Study Email: [email protected] March 14, 2023 Subject: RailPAC comment letter on Amtrak Long Distance Study To Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Long Distance Study team: On behalf of the all-volunteer Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC), I thank the Federal Railroad Administration for conducting the Amtrak Long Distance Service Study.…
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Steel Wheels 1st Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 1st Quarter issue of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: ..and more!
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The Curious Case of the Union Pacific’s Wellton Branch: Opportunity in the ‘Phoenix West Line’
Brian Yanity There is great potential in re-establishing a direct passenger train service between Phoenix and Los Angeles. Re-opening of the Union Pacific Railroad’s Wellton Branch west of Phoenix would allow the return of a daily Sunset Limited to Phoenix and support new regional trains. The business case for refurbishing the Wellton Branch is based…
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Passenger Rail to the Imperial Valley
[also published in 3rd Quarter 2022 issue of Steel Wheels] Brian YanityVice President-South, RailPAC (photos by the author unless otherwise noted) (background map: OpenStreetMap.org, annotations by author) An exciting prospect for new passenger rail in Southern California is an Imperial Valley extension to the Coachella Valley Rail passenger service, currently under development. As currently proposed,…