-
RailPAC submits comment letter to SANDAG on Del Mar tunnel alternatives
RailPAC board member from San Diego, George Chilson submitted the below letter to the February 28, 2025 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors meeting as comment to the agenda item #9, about alternative alignments for rerouting the LOSSAN railroad track off of the Del Mar Bluffs. Here is SANDAG’s February 2025 map…
-
RailPAC Comments to California Senate Transportation Committee hearing, on SB 1098 about LOSSAN Rail Corridor
RailPAC Comments to California Senate Transportation Committee hearing, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Subject: SB 1098 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Recommended Amendments and Actions Chair Cortese and Honorable Members of the committee, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is a statewide all-volunteer group of railroad professionals and public transportation advocates. Since its founding in…
-
RailPAC co-authors Governance Reform for Southern California Rail letter
The January 18, 2024 Governance Reform for Southern California Rail letter can be downloaded by clicking here. Authoring organizations:RailPACStreets for AllCalifornians for Electric Rail Co-signing organizations:Surfrider FoundationThe Transit CoalitionMove LACirculate San DiegoRideSDStrong Towns Orange CountyStrong Towns Santa BarbaraRemake Irvine Streets for Everyone (RISE)Natural Resources Defense Council
-
New video released, “The Pacific Surfliner’s Greatest Threat”
Metamoderism has released an excellent new video on Youtube, “The Pacific Surfliner’s Greatest Threat”, which includes the conceptual San Clemente tunnel illustrations by RailPAC.
-
RailPAC sends letter to Chair of Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency
The Honorable Catherine BlakespearCalifornia State Senate, 38th DistrictChair, Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor ResiliencyState Capitol, Room 405Sacramento, CA 95814 July 20, 2023 Subject: Please support the San Clemente inland bypass for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Dear Senator Blakespear, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is an all-volunteer non-profit passenger rail advocacy group…
-
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:
-
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.
-
It’s time to relocate the Surf Line railroad track inland, and build the San Clemente bypass tunnel
[updated June 6, 2023] By Brian Yanity It is of critical importance to address the land slippage and coastal erosion threatening rail service on the coastal railroad section in San Clemente. This is a transportation emergency that must be taken seriously by local, state and federal stakeholders, both in the near- and long-term. The cost…
-
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,…
-
Steel Wheels 3rd Quarter 2022 issue available online
The 3rd Quarter 2022 issue of RailPAC’s quarterly magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: Passenger rail to the Imperial Valley Introducing the ‘Aurora Group’ advocating for Amtrak’s National Network Amtrak Beech Grove National Network shops Passenger train planning- best practices How many tracks do train stations need? Arizona News…