Report and PHOTOS by Noel T. Braymer My final trip (of three) was a weekday trip up to the Bay Area. Again I took the early morning San Joaquin, the 711, on an almost full bus. The train was full by Fresno with crowds of school groups. Half of this San Joaquin was reserved for…
From Los Angeles Union Station More photos added 5/21 National Train Day Saturday, May 10 2008 Train Day banner above the waiting room Report and Photos by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director National Train Day started for my wife (Joyce) and me when we boarded Metrolink Train #353 at San Bernardino which departed promptly at 8:45…
From Los Angeles Union Station and Fullerton Photos by Mike Palmer for RailPAC (except as noted). NOTE: Other photos from LAUS are forthcoming and will be posted when they are available. A set of photos can also be found on Trainweb’s “What’s New” page. Visitors to Los Angeles Union Station from the MTA parking structure…
From San Luis Obispo Amtrak station! Photos by David Weisman for RailPAC The classic San Luis Obispo station sports its Train Day banner on May 10, 2008. Amtrak “Daylight” train set for 798/799 was at the platform for tours. This family enjoyed the day, among hundreds of others who came for the festivities. Inside the…
May 10 at Sacramento, the Rail Museum, and Davis Photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC NOTE: Photos from other locations will be posted soon! What would Train Day be without a train? The California Zephyr, #6, arrives at the Sacramento Valley Station to pick up a large number of passengers riding on Train Day. In the…
Metrolink wants you to ride for free from the DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE STATION on the Inland Empire-Orange County line to San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, and Oceanside. Trains depart Riverside at 7:50 and 9:15 a.m. Return trains depart Oceanside at 2:50 and 4:30 p.m. On May 17 ONLY. FOR DETAILS and the full schedule see http://www.metrolinktrains.com/documents/Special_Events/Riverside_flyer_final.pdf
RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 1017 L Street PMB 217, Sacramento, CA 95814 www.railpac.org WE NEED MORE TRAINS · In 2006 California Voters passed the Proposition 1B Bond Measure which included $160 million for additional intercity passenger rolling stock. · Many of our intercity trains are full and we need more equipment to satisfy growing…
Join Amtrak, the CCJPA, NARP,and RailPAC in celebrating National Train Day May 10th!. NEW info re the California events, posted 5/8! Train Day brochure and new RailPAC brochure will be available at all California Train Day locations! Look for RailPAC members at many of the locations. CALIFORNIA EVENTS ARE NOW PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
April 24, 2008 RAILPAC BOARD ENDORSES HIGH SPEED RAIL AND AB 3034 At its regular April Board meeting yesterday the Board of Directors of RailPAC unanimously endorsed the placing of the California High Speed Rail Bonds Initiative on the November, 2008 ballot. In addition the Board endorsed the provisions of AB 3034 which lays out…
Editoral by Noel T. Braymer With the Presidential Elections coming up at the end of this year, there is bound to be discussion of the positions the candidates have about Amtrak and rail passenger service. This has been highlighted by reports of opposition of the candidacy of John McCann by noted Conservative Republican and Rail…