Another PARTIAL victory for rail advocates. They never give everything, do they? Are you ready to ride a bus from Sacramento to Portland? Press release and PHOTOS below! Coast Starlight #11 is about to depart the San Luis Obispo station on time on February February 18, 2008, with three coaches, one Sightseer Lounge, and a…
Further communication from the RailPAC President to the Amtrak President NOTE: Full restoration of service for trains 11/14 is anticipated for March 3, but LIKELY will be much later. Also see “Partial restoration” article below. 11th February, 2008 Mr. Alex Kummant President and CEO NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION Washington DC COAST STARLIGHT RECOMMENCEMENT Dear Mr.…
RailPAC NOTE: A Partial WIN for rail advocates! PHOTO ADDED 2/8. Return of full service for trains 11/14 will not be until March 3 or beyond!!!! The “mini†COAST STARLIGHT re-started on February 6th. Here is train 14 arriving at Van Nuys. Photo by Noel Braymer AMTRAK PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2008 Service available between…
NOTE: The original letter from Mr. Dyson, letters of support, and Mr. Kummant’s reply appear as separate posts below on this site. January 29, 2008 Mr. Alex Kummant President and CEO National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Via fax to 202 906 2850 COAST STARLIGHT SUSPENSION Dear Mr. Kummant: Thank…
NOTE: The original letter from Mr. Dyson appears in the next post below this one. January 28, 2008 Mr. Paul J. Dyson President Rail Passenger Association of California 1008 – 10th Street, Suite 217 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Mr. Dyson: Thank you for your letter of January 22 regarding your concerns with the temporary cessation…
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara in December Comments and 5 photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC website editor San Luis Obispo station, Sunday, December 16, 2007, 2:45 PM. Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, has arrived 35 minutes EARLY, with a sold-out load of Christmas time passengers. Too bad that great service is now…
Amtrak must reverse its decision to cancel the train during the Oregon washout! A letter to Amtrak President Alex Kummant from RailPAC President Paul Dyson RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 22nd January, 2008 Mr. Alex Kummant President and Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington DC 20002 SUSPENSION OF COAST…
The following letters have been written in support of RailPAC’s position of opposing Amtrak’s outright cancellation of the Coast Starlight because of the landslide in Oregon. (1) to Senator Boxer (2) from LOSSAN Corridor (3) from SBCAG As other letters are received we will add them here. (1) January 24, 2008 HON. BARBARA BOXER SENATOR,…
By Paul Dyson, RailPAC President, and Member Burbank City Transportation Commission I’m very proud to report that Burbank and RailPAC are leading the fight to get the ADA station platform heights ruling nullified. As you know the USDOT (in their ignorance) wants to put subway platforms at commuter and intercity stations and it just doesn’t…
Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President This past Saturday, January 19, RailPAC held an open meeting in downtown San Luis Obispo primarily aimed at raising grass roots support for the proposed “Coast Daylight†service. The meeting was attended by over 50 people, more than half of them locals , who had heard about the meeting…