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RailPAC President’s Thoughts on the March 17 Meeting
By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President I have to say that after many weeks of preparation I was very gratified to see an almost full room, nearly three hundred people with all three organizations well represented. We have a lot of dual members, which is great, as we need national and regional support groups. Having set…
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March CA Corridor statistics!
By Gene Skoropowski Managing Director, CCJPA We have just received the March 2007 results, and for the Capitol Corridor it is yet another record high in both ridership and revenue, even with our still-lackluster 73% on-time performance (but that is getting better as well, April to date is 80%). Implementation of the Union Pacific’s test…
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RailPAC Videos on YouTube
From Noel Braymer In just under a month the video highlights of the Kummant Speech in Los Angeles on March 17th has 1,010 views. The highlights of Andy Selden’s presentation at the same meeting is now at 301. The posting of the first half of Dr. Herzog’s presentation in 1985 about Matrix Theory is already…
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RailPAC Board Meeting
The RailPAC Board of Directors will have a business meeting on Saturday, April 28, in Oakland.
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The UP can fix ’em FAST
See photos of the bridge fire scene in the April Western Rail Passenger Review in the mail NOW. Trains have returned to the bridge destroyed by fire near Sacramento. Union Pacific Sacramento Bridge Update Saturday, March 31, 2007 Main Track Two of the bridge approach was open for train traffic at 1a.m. PDT today. Both…
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Rail PHOTOS of the Month
For April, see FOUR new photos from Roseville, CA, the Los Angeles Gold Line, and Texas! All photos by RailPAC’s Russ Jackson. Amtrak train #6, the California Zephyr, arrives at the Roseville station platform, located at the East end of the UP’s Roseville yard, on March 24. While the UP was rebuilding the bridge damaged…
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News about the Coast Starlight
RailPAC Directors Bruce Jenkins and Matt Melzer rode Amtrak train 14, the Coast Starlight returning from the RailPAC/NARP meeting in Los Angeles. Here is their report on the future of that train. Bruce writes, “Matt Melzer and I were in the Parlour Car of #14 on Sunday enjoying coffee and muffins when an Amtrak Liaison…
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Capitol Corridor JPA March Meeting Report
Capitol Corridor JPA Meeting Report March 21, 2007, Suisun City Hall Reported by Russ Jackson “One track will be open by the end of March, and the other by the end of April,” was the good news from the Union Pacific’s Tom Mulligan, reporting to the CCJPA on progress in repairing the destroyed rail bridge…
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RailPAC/NARP March Conference report 1 (of 5): The Opening Session
The Rail Conference on March 17, 2007, was held in the Los Angeles MTA Building auditorium, sponsored by the Rail Passenger Association of California, the National Railroad Passenger Association, and the Transit Coalition. All Reports and PHOTOS by Russ Jackson. This report covers the Opening session, and the Annual Meeting and election of officers and…
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RailPAC/NARP March Conference report 2: Alex Kummant
This report covers the speech and question time of Amtrak President, Alex Kummant. (PHOTO) Mr. Kummant was introduced by RailPAC President, Paul Dyson, who met with Mr. Kummant in his DC office in October, where Paul extended an invitation to speak to this session, and “Alex agreed to come.” (NOTE: A Noel Braymer video of…