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Sacramento to Tucson, on Amtrak and in the Dining Car
Trip Report and Comments by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director Six months ago, I reserved with 11,000 Guest Rewards points, a round trip from Sacramento to Tucson. I have already traveled one-way, and will be returning on Sunday 26 May from Tucson, arriving into Sacramento on Monday 27 May. This was a sad trip in…
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The (Almost) Perfect Trip from Auburn to Bakersfield
Trip Report and Comments by Ralph James, RailPAC member Photos by the author. From time to time I have need to travel from our home east of Auburn and Colfax to points in the southern San Joaquin Valley. With no early departures out of Colfax, the best that can be done is to catch the…
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Comet Cars not seen in a glowing light by newly formed San Joaquin Joint Powers Board
Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer The author of the May 24th meeting of a newly formed joint powers board wishes to submit a revised version of that meeting. The presentation made by Dan Leavitt was mischaracterized in the report. Agency names were not fully provided and this oversight is corrected in the following revision.…
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Capitol Corridor Monthly Report (April, 2013)
And statistics for the other California Corridors By David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Ridership continues to decline for the Capitol Corridor in FY2013; however, the drop in ridership for April 2013 was not as significant as prior FY2013 results. For April 2013, 151,080 passengers used the Capitol Corridor, representing a…
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RailPAC Rail Photos of the Month (April, 2013)
Here are 5 photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page are welcome. Send your jpg rail photos to RailPAC Photo Editor, at [email protected]. THIS MONTH: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona 1. The Denton County, Texas, A-Train, diesel-powered commuter trains travel between Denton and the Dallas…
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Capitol Corridor Monthly Report (March, 2013)
And other California Corridor statistics. Reported by DAVID B. KUTROSKY, Managing Director Ridership for FY2013 continues to drop compared to last year’s historical highs. For March 2013, 145,271 passengers used the Capitol Corridor, representing a 4.7% drop compared to March 2012. Revenue for March 2013 has showed a negligible decrease of 0.4% versus March 2012.…
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RailPAC President writes CPUC re Sprinter
Mr. Michael R. Peevey 8th April, 2013 President, California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco CA 94102 SAFE OPERATION OF “SPRINTER” RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE Dear President Peevey: The Rail Passenger Association of California is a non-profit, 501c3 California Corporation active since 1977 in promoting passenger rail. I am writing to request that…
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The complicated history of the Sprinter
Report and Photo by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC e-newsletter Editor The Sprinter started out as a simple project to serve the 22 miles between Oceanside and Escondido. The original proposal by RailPAC’s Byron Nordberg back in the 1980’s was to rebuild the existing single tracked short line railroad between these 2 cities for about 70-80…
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RailPAC President writes Caltrans about the Surfliners becoming Coasters
NOTE: This letter from Paul Dyson and Noel Braymer’s article below express the RailPAC opinions on this subject. 8th April, 2013 Mr. William D. Bronte, Chief, Division of Rail Department of Transportation 1120 N Street MS 74 Sacramento, CA 95814 Surfliner: Degrading Intercity Schedules to cover gaps in Commuter Service a bad policy and contrary…
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Amtrak plans to stop Surfliners at Coaster stations too
Report and Comments by Noel Braymer, RailPAC 3-newsletter Editor Amtrak has already listed all the Coaster Stations in the latest April 1, 2013 Surfliner Schedule . It has the footnote : (21) Service begins at a date to be announced. That won’t confuse anyone will it? This is a really bad idea from North County…