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Breaking News!
Approval has just been granted to form a State Assembly Select Committee for Passenger Rail. More details to come…
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Amtrak’s 2014 – The Real Stats
Amtrak continually tells us about how many passengers they put into seats in the Northeast corridor. What many suspect because of far longer travel distances, but never can get Amtrak to say, is that in passenger miles (passenger mile = one passenger riding for one mile), and is said by some to be the most…
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Welcome!
Our Mission is to promote the development of a modern, sustainable, environmentally friendly passenger rail system through education of the public and government officials. Our Vision is a comprehensive rail network of long distance, intercity, and regional trains, supported by and integrated with local transit, bicycle access, and pedestrian friendly stations. We accomplish these…
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SLO Rail Supporters Social Evening
Save the date! Wednesday – August 13, 2014 6:30 – 8:30 PM Meet local elected representatives including SLO Mayor and the Chair and Vice Chair of LOSSAN Light refreshments Donation minimum $10 RSVP essential to Paul Dyson
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2014 Steel Wheels Conference, 1 February
The 2014 Annual Steel Wheels Conference Saturday, February 1, 2014 Los Angeles Metro Board Room at Union Station, Los Angeles 9:30 am – 3:30 pm • Doors Open 9:00 am with a break for lunch (not provided) Once again RailPAC and NARP are presenting the annual Steel Wheels Conference, a must for rail advocates. Conveniently located at…
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2013 Steel Wheels Conference, October 5th
Joint RailPAC-NARP members meeting, Saturday, October 5, 2013 Port of San Francisco Community Room Pier 40 • Embarcadero, San Francisco 10:30 am-3:00 pm with a break for lunch (not provided) Doors Open 10:00 am RailPAC members business meeting 3:00 pm Registration: Register on line here: Member or Non-Member? Member $35.00 USDNon-Member $45.00 USD OR Complete…
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A New Model For American Passenger Rail
By: Dick Spotswood. Originally published in the Steel Wheels newsletter, May/June 2012. THE DILEMMA: In the past decade it has become obvious that Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, regards its principal responsibility as making the Northeast Corridor America’s first true high-speed rail route. That’s a worthy goal and no easy task. Running from Boston…
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1999 RailPAC Annual Meeting in photos!
January 23, 1999 Report by Steve Grande of Trainweb Today the Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) held its 19th annual meeting/luncheon at the Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant here in Fullerton, next to the Amtrak station. Speaking to the capacity crowd first was Michael McGinley, Director of Engineering & Construction for Metrolink. Then John Barna,…
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Sprinter Inauguration – December 28, 2007
I was delighted to receive an invitation from NCTD to represent RailPAC at these ceremonies in Escondido this past Friday. It’s been nearly 27 years since a group of us, including the late Byron Nordberg and Adrian Herzog, and the very much alive Russ Jackson and Noel Braymer, met at Oceanside and discussed the possibilities…
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Featured Photos for 2008
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