Passed by approximately 120 RailPAC and/or NARP members at the May 2 joint meeting in Los Angeles. Resolution calling on Amtrak to place an order for rolling stock for the “Superliner” routes. Whereas the Rail Passenger Association of California is deeply concerned that there has been no new investment in rolling stock for the Coast…
Reported by Paul Dyson, with PHOTOS! Monday, May 4, was the 70th anniversary of the opening of Union Station. This view is 20 years old (Noel Braymer photo) L.A. City Council member Tom LaBonge, who is a great promoter of passenger rail and of the city, made sure that the occasion was honored with a…
Meeting Report April 30, 2009. and a retirement salute to Marguerite Monahan Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met in Martinez April 30, 2009. 1. Chairman Pedrozo reported that he and a few members of the committee met with Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman. He said the meeting was very…
SAN LUIS OBISPO Noon to 4 PM at the Amtrak San Luis Obispo Train Station, 1011 Railroad Avenue at Santa Rosa St. Your train has arrived…and all of San Luis County is invited down to the San Luis Obispo train station on Saturday, May 9th, to celebrate the second annual National Train Day. The date…
Letter to Members from Paul Dyson With passenger rail on the national agenda as never before, and a flow of federal funds coming in the next few months such as we have never seen before, we have an unparalleled opportunity to achieve some of our long time goals. We have put together a program of…
Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:15 Registration, Coffee; 10:15 Meeting starts in the MTA Board Room at Gateway Center, Los Angeles, located behind Union Station. . . . PROGRAM INFORMATION and RESERVATION FORM . . . Confirmed Speakers: Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman, (left), VP Brian Rosenwald, and VP Richard Phelps Don Phillips, (right) long time rail…
By Eugene K. Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority March numbers were a disappointment in virtually every place in the country. I am not certain if the placement of Easter week in April this year is part of the cause, but we will have to wait for April numbers to make that determination.…
TRACKING RAIL NEWS . . . . . . PHOTOS and Commentary by Russ Jackson Let’s start with good news. On Time Performance of some Western long distance trains. For the two weeks, March 8 to 20: California Zephyr #6 into Denver. Early 4 days, On Time or within 10 minutes of scheduled arrival 5…
Editorial by Noel T. Braymer With record amounts of funding being authorized for passenger rail service improvement by the Federal Government, we should expect major service improvements in the near future. The question is given the way things usually work; can we expect real improvements in the near future? In California the project with the…
By Noel T. Braymer Since 8 billion dollars was included in the Stimulus Bill for High Speed Rail, there has been more interest about High Speed Rail in this country. The California High Speed Rail Authority is talking about starting construction by 2011 with the first segment from Bakersfield to Merced running by 2015. Between…