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Former Gavin Newsom aide picked as new California high-speed rail board chair
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‘This cuts my commute cost in half’: New train connects Ventura, Santa Barbara counties
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An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California
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Campaign to Save Bay Area Public Transit Crushes Signature Goal, Submits Over305,000 Signatures for November Ballot Measure
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The fiscal cliff is real for transit — and it’s time to act!
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Beach Access and a Threatened Track
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Former Gavin Newsom aide picked as new California high-speed rail board chair
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‘This cuts my commute cost in half’: New train connects Ventura, Santa Barbara counties
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An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California
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Campaign to Save Bay Area Public Transit Crushes Signature Goal, Submits Over305,000 Signatures for November Ballot Measure
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The fiscal cliff is real for transit — and it’s time to act!
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Beach Access and a Threatened Track
Regional Rail in Crisis: How Metrolink’s governance holds back service, ridership, and growth
Originally published by Californians for Electric Rail on April 24, 2026 In the last installment of this series, we learned about how political choices by specific counties are driving a $30M shortfall that threatens service cuts. These cuts are part of broader flaws in...
infoApril 28, 2026
In Memory of Noel Braymer 1952 – 2026
It is with great sadness that we report the death of one of our founder members, Noel Braymer. He left this life on Saturday, April 18, at his family home in Dublin, Ireland, after some years of struggle with dementia....
Paul DysonApril 21, 2026
In Memory of Ron Diridon
The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada is joining others in offering condolences on the passing of Ron Diridon. While I never met Ron in person, I know and benefit from his accomplishments. More than anything Ron Diridon is...
infoApril 5, 2026
In Memory of Noel Braymer 1952 – 2026
Steel Wheels | Spring 2026
Former Gavin Newsom aide picked as new California high-speed rail board chair
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors on Monday voted to elevate board member Stephen Kawa, a longtime former aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom,...
infoJune 2, 2026
‘This cuts my commute cost in half’: New train connects Ventura, Santa Barbara counties
VENTURA, Calif. — A new daily AMTRAK Pacific Surfliner train is now connecting Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo early every morning, giving...
infoJune 2, 2026
An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California
Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in...
infoJune 2, 2026
Campaign to Save Bay Area Public Transit Crushes Signature Goal, Submits Over305,000 Signatures for November Ballot Measure
Fueled by major grassroots transit organizing effort and broad business and labor support,Connect Bay Area far surpasses the 186,000 signatures required to qualify...
infoMay 26, 2026
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