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San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee October meeting report
Report by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met at the California State Rail Museum Thursday October 30, 2008. Approval of Vice Chair Vern Moss Madera County to be effective Jan 1, 2009 was confirmed unanimously. The 99 Corridor: Committee members Ty Holscher (Tulare County) and Larry Miller (Fresno County) reported…
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Coachella Valley Train Meeting Report and PHOTOS
September 20, 2008 Reported by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director, Palm Springs, with PHOTOS by Mrs. Bob Manning The Auditorium for the University Of California Riverside Graduate Center located in Palm Desert, turned out to be the perfect location for a train meeting. This public forum dealing with daily passenger train service from Los Angeles to…
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The Coast Rail Coordinating Council September meeting
Meeting Report September 19, 2008 Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director, Sunnyvale The Coast Rail Coordinating Council met September. 19, ’08 in Soledad, CA, at the Paraiso Winery. Track and Access for the future Coast Daylight train: A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for track access and project negotiation has bounced back and forth between Caltrans…
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Capitol Corridor September board meeting
By Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The Meeting of the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board (CCJPB) was held September 17, 2008 at Suisun City Hall. (The CCJPB is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary). Managing Director Eugene Skoropowski gave still another glowing report on the outstanding ridership and revenue increases and the On Time Performance (OTP) which in…
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RailPAC STATEMENT REGARDING METROLINK/UNION PACIFIC TRAIN COLLISION
RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 1017 L Street PMB 217, Sacramento, CA 95814 www.railpac.org 17th September 2008 STATEMENT REGARDING METROLINK/UNION PACIFIC TRAIN COLLISION AT CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 The Rail Passenger Association of California is greatly dismayed by the loss of life and injuries resulting from the collision between a Metrolink passenger train…
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RailPAC-Public MEETING Scheduled in Palm Desert
Bronte, Phelps to speak about “PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY” University of California, Riverside PALM DESERT GRADUATE CENTER Auditorium 75080 FRANK SINATRA DRIVE PALM DESERT, CA 92211 Cook street (south bound) exit from Interstate 10 to Frank Sinatra Dr. The Auditorium is the lower building adjacent to the parking lot.…
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RailPAC letter to CRCC re Coast train schedules
By RailPAC President, Paul Dyson, wrote this letter to the Coast Rail Coordinating Council with a copy to Caltrans Division of Rail, before the accident on 9/12, about scheduling of trains on the Coast line. The CRCC meets 9/19 in Soledad. Mr. Dyson and RailPAC Treasurer, Bill Kerby, met with DofR acting Chief Lam Nguyen…
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CA Rail Corridor records smashed again in August
By Gene Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor JPB California Intercity Passenger Rail ridership and revenue records continue to be “smashed” by these August statistics. Major ridership growth continues all across California, with the Pacific Surfliners growing at +9.5%, the Capitol Corridor at +21.2% and the San Joaquins at +27.5%. These three California intercity rail services…
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THE BALKANIZATION OF LOSSAN: A Commentary
By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President 3rd September, 2008 THE BALKANIZATION OF LOSSAN – WHAT HAPPENED TO A REGIONAL VISION? Imagine that Southwest Airlines is run by a public board, and members of that Board includes say the Mayor of Yuma AZ, and the Mayor of Rancho Mirage, CA. Because of their power on the Board,…
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Where are Amtrak’s “Material Handling Cars?”
Stored in the weeds and on the rusty rails of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, east of Guadalupe. A PHOTO report by Russ Jackson including views of the Guadalupe Amtrak station. 9/1 UPDATE Steve Grande of Trainweb sent us the following information: “Don’t forget that there are a couple of Amtrak ex-MHCs out in La…