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…
“The tracks will be moved by 2010.” Meeting May 1, 2008 Report and Photos by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Director, Sacramento I attended the presentation of the consultants on the upgrade of the Sacramento Valley Station. Here are some notes I took at the meeting, along with some photos of the panel members. Panel members are…
By John Dornoff, RailPAC Associate Director/InterMountainRail.org The Inaugural run of Utah’s new FrontRunner communter rail service took place starting at the historic Ogden train station on Saturday, April 28, 2008. I was invited to ride this special train, along with dignitaries, guest speakers, and UTA officials. It was cold in Ogden that morning, but it…
April 25, 2008, San Carlos, CA Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson “I cannot make a statement that there will be no train-offs,” said Amtrak’s Jonathan Hutchison in reply to a question from this reporter. “But,” he added, “I cannot say there will be train-offs, either.” A “train-off” is the discontinuance of an existing train…
The “Coachella Express” from Los Angeles to the weekend all-star outdoor rock Festival in Indio April 24, 2008 Photo report by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director The train, led by F59PH locomotive 458 arrives at Indio A special train called the “Coachella Express†arrived in Indio at 5 PM from Los Angeles carrying several hundred music…
State of the Association By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: While it’s normal at an Annual meeting of members to hear a number of reports from Officers of the Association, in the interests of putting together an interesting program, and our activities and plans into a single “State of the Association 
California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento Reported by Russ Jackson Photos by the writer except where noted. Amtrak 6, the eastbound California Zephyr arrived at the Sacramento station at 9:45 on 4/19. The gateway to Old Sacramento and the Rail Museum is at the west end of the platform. (Mike Palmer photo) What a great…
In The Stanford Room at the California State Rail Museum, Old Sacramento (west of the main museum building) PROGRAM INFORMATION and RESERVATION FORM THIS EVENT IS NOW S O L D O U T! Confirmed Speakers: Don Phillips, long time rail writer and special columnist for TRAINS Magazine! (Photo © 2008 TRAINS Magazine. Reprinted with…