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RailPAC 2011 Annual Meeting
CITIZENS FOR RAIL CALIFORNIA, INC. A California Non-Profit Corporation (#813820 4/26/1977) d..b.a. The Rail Passenger Association of California & Nevada NOTICE OF 2011 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING The annual membership meeting of CITIZENS FOR RAIL CALIFORNIA, INC. will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. at the board room at the headquarters building of…
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KCBS Caltrain Report
Caltrain Turns To Another Agency For Possible Bailout Our own Art Lloyd and Bruce Jenkins are interviewed by KCBS!
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Why You Need to Attend Steel Wheels of California 2011
To say that the situation regarding passenger rail financing and policy making is fluid would be an understatement. Looking back over thirty years of advocacy I find it hard to recall a time when passenger trains were such an ideological issue. But I won’t get into a political discussion in this forum. Instead let’s think…
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January CA Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download: January 2011 Performance Report) The Capitol Corridor achieved amazing performance results for January 2011. Ridership in January soared a remarkable 11 percent compared to January 2010. A record-breaking 130,863 passengers rode Capitol Corridor trains, making January 2011 ridership and revenue thresholds the highest January results in the history of the…
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Thank you from the Friends of Caltrain
The Friends of Caltrain attracted an overflow crowd of 200 grassroots community and business groups and residents to our Caltrain Summit a little over a week ago. Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Sierra Club national executive director Michael Brune came to keynote. RailPAC donated a generous $500 towards its small budget: thank you so much. You…
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NCTD: Lower Fares and Longer Service Hours
North Coast Transit District is happy to announce lower fares and longer service hours take effect this week on all of our modes (Coaster and Sprinter). Below is a printable PDF with the new COASTER price matrix and new SPRINTER schedule with late-night trains. SPRINTER-COASTER Schedule – January 2011 NCTD – More Reasons to Ride
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December CA Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download: December 2010 Performance Report) In December, Capitol Corridor was given the gifts of impressive ridership, revenue and on-time performance thresholds, ending the calendar year with an abundance of positive performance results. Ridership was up 5 percent compared to the same period last year, revenue was up 10 percent and the Capitol…
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LOSSAN Rail Corridor Scoping Meetings
Los Angeles January 10, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM METRO Board Room One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Ventura January 11, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Camarillo Public Library 4101 Las Posas Road Camarillo, CA 93010 Santa Barbara January 12, 2011 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM Louise Lowry Davis Center – Lu Gilbert Room…
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TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report
November 1, 2010 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director
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October California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA Capitol Corridor is continuing its eight-month streak of positive results. The first month of Fiscal Year 2011, October 2010, indicates increases in all performance indicators. October ridership was 141,350, up 3.1% versus October 2009 with revenue up a remarkable 7.2% compared to the same period last year;…