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RailPAC to CHSRA: Provide Value from 1st Investments
We supported Proposition 1A and welcome the recently announced small down payment for High Speed Rail from the federal government. We are, however, greatly concerned by the growing clamor of criticism from some key politicians as well as the public and even some rail advocacy groups. It is extremely important that these first funds are…
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RailPAC writes Senator Boxer re Amtrak Board
Senator Barbara Boxer Washington DC Via Fax 22nd January, 2010 CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATION ON AMTRAK BOARD Dear Senator Boxer: California needs and deserves a representative on the Amtrak Board of Directors. At present there is no Amtrak Board member domiciled west of Illinois. Consider that: The State of California pays Amtrak almost $100 million per year…
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Great Meeting in Sacramento on January 16, 2010
Report by Noel T. Braymer A Full House in Sacramento The underlying theme of most of the speakers at the RailPAC/NARP meeting was on the challenges ahead for the State’s Rail Passenger services with future ridership growth in the mist of the current economic problems.
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Amtrak CEO Boardman replies to RailPAC re Surfliner problems
December 17, 2009 Mr. Paul Dyson, President Rail Passenger Association of California 1017 L Street PMB 217 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Paul: Thank you for your letter of December 5,2009, regarding unacceptable service failures on the Pacific Surfliners. We are equally disappointed with the recent service failures on the Surfliner service. You know, as well…
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Sunset Limited: BULLETIN
NOTE: Mr. Manning has two confirmations of his information. For a longer report on this issue see: News from URPA This Week at Amtrak; 2009-12-10, link in the right column of this post. Russ Jackson Photo: The daily Texas Eagle arrives at Dallas Union Station December 12. All of us look forward to the day…
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AMTRAK SERVICE FAILURE – NOVEMBER 25, 2009 A letter to LOSSAN
RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 1017 L Street PMB 217 Sacramento, CA 958114-3805 www.railpac.org 1st December, 2009 Hon. Art Brown, Chairman, LOSSAN Corridor JPB And members of the Board Dear Chairman Brown: Once again the travel plans of hundreds, possibly thousands of Amtrak passengers were severely disrupted by a locomotive failure on the LOSSAN corridor,…
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Boardman response to Dyson 10-30-09
October 30, 2009 Mr. Paul J. Dyson President Rail Passenger Association of California 1017 L Street #217 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Mr. Dyson: (Paul) Thank you for your letters dated October 28 and 29, 2009. I concur that last weekend’s service disruption was unacceptable. Simply stated, the situation was a combination of unfortunate circumstances. First,…
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RailPAC writes Amtrak: UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE FAILURES ON PACIFIC SURFLINER
NOTE: Detailed reports of the incidents to which Mr. Dyson refers in the letter below are printed in the November Western Rail Passenger Review which will be mailed this week. To join RailPAC, see the “Membership” link in the right column. -Ed. RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 1017 L Street PMB 217, Sacramento, CA 95814…
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RailPAC writes Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman re Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle, and City of New Orleans routes. New: Boardman Replies
TRANSCRIPT OF NOTE FROM JOE BOARDMAN TO PAUL DYSON 7/14/09 Paul: I have your letter of the 13th. I understand your interest, mine too frankly but we are not ready to pull the trigger on the changes that you want right now. Equipment has become a very complex issue and we are making progress. We…
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RailPAC writes Amtrak COO William Crosbie re Southern California Issues
13th July, 2009 Dear Mr. Crosbie: Many thanks for taking the time for a meeting with me last Thursday (8th July, 2009). I have written today to Mr. Boardman concerning the Sunset route and RailPAC’s support for positive steps by Amtrak. I’d like to expand upon some other topics that we covered briefly. Regarding the…