This could be a template for YOUR letter to your Mayor, County Supervisor, Congressman etc. Hon. Eric Garcetti Mayor, City of Los Angeles Dear Mayor Garcetti: Thank you for your support of passenger… Read More »Letter sent today to Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles
News Release June 18, 2018 Toni Tinoco 559-445-6776 (w) 559-274-8975 (c) Toni.Tinoco@hsr.ca.gov Ben Kimball 559-623-0450 (w) bkimball@tularecog.org Cross Valley Corridor Plan Approved With Connection to Kings/Tulare High-Speed Rail Station DINUBA, Calif. – Today, the Tulare… Read More »Update from California High Speed Rail
Leaders of RailPAC, All Aboard Arizona, Southwest Passenger Rail Association and the Rail PAssenger Association (NARP) met in Mesa AZ Saturday in the first steps to set up a coalition to support the National Network… Read More »Coalition Forming to save the Chief, and the rest of the National Network
Take a look at the announcement for the Summer Train Fest: Union Station Summer Train Fest to be held Saturday, July 15 As I write we have not received an invitation, even though we were… Read More »LAUS Summer Train Fest – But where are the advocates?
From Amtrak Press release: Amtrak to Improve National Network Locomotive Fleet New or rebuilt locomotives will provide more reliable service, a smoother ride and improved safety features WASHINGTON – With demand for Amtrak service at… Read More »Amtrak At Last Looking to Renew or Upgrade Locomotives
Amtrak’s actions regarding the Southwest Chief, threatening to stop running the train through western Kansas, Colorado and eastern New Mexico via the Raton Pass have run into opposition from the Senators for those states. https://www.chieftain.com/bipartisan-bicameral-lawmakers-raise-concerns-over-amtrak-withholding-funding-for/pdf_55d3c0bc-6523-11e8-9163-d371f5d9f499.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share… Read More »Southwest Chief Developments
Here are a couple of sample letters to cut and paste in whole or in part. The first objective is to get our California Senators, Feinstein and Harris, to recognize the problem and to take… Read More »Amtrak National Network Campaign – Some Helpful Tools
In a surprise development, Joe Boardman, former Amtrak CEO, has written a scathing article in Railway Age criticizing the policy of the current Amtrak Board and CEO. When I get permission I’ll reproduce it here. … Read More »Boardman Joins the Fight for the National Network
RailPAC Board members Doug Kerr and Steve Roberts attended this event, and their report follows. Chad Edison and State staff have been working hard to bring together the many State rail and transit agencies to… Read More »California Integrated Travel Conference 2018 at UC Davis May 1and 2
The recording of Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson’s presentation, plus audience questions, is now available. The Anderson segment begins at approximately One Hour and 46 minutes. https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/114596550 It seems to be taking an awfully long time… Read More »The Anderson Tape – LA Rail Summit April 19, 2018