We thought it would be a good idea to give you an update on what’s been happening in the last year, what RailPAC has been doing. SAN JOAQUIN RAIL SERVICE: In March the State rail staff told the San Joaquin Rail Committee the promised 5th San Joaquin train, with direct rail service to Sacramento, wouild…
The Speakers at the November 14, 1998 RailPAC meeting were Stacey Mortensen, Executive Director of the Altamont Commuter Express, and Bill Fleisher, Managing Director of the Amtrak Capitols Rail Service. The presentation given by Bill Fleisher of the Amtrak Capitols Rail Service was essentially the same as the presentation that I saw him give at…
Reliable sources from Amtrak West report that negotiations related to the Los Angeles to Las Vegas Talgo Train have run into difficulty and the earliest this services is expected to go into operation is in late 1999, but more likely in 2000. This extra Talgo equipment might be placed into service on the Amtrak San…
Mike McGinley retired on June 26, 2006, after a distinguished career as Los Angeles Metrolink/SCRRA Director of Engineering. In this photo Mr. McGinley joined in the discussion of Metrolink’s future plans at a RailPAC Board meeting on April 5, 1997 in Fullerton. Left to right, RailPAC director Anthony Lee, Mr. McGinley, director Noel Braymer, then-President…
RailPAC and URPA news release Former President of RailPAC and currently a Vice President of URPA died of cancer January 30, 1997 in Oceanside, California. Byron Nordberg was actively engaged in Rail Passenger advocacy and in Rail Passenger Consulting. He began his pro-passsenger rail activeties in the late 60’s by advocating the creation of a…
This was a RailPAC meeting held at the new Santa Ana Amtrak station on February 24, 1985. Speakers were (Left to right) Dr. Bill Hamilton, co-author of the Amtrak Accounting analysis series published in Passenger Train Journal; Amtrak Board member from California, Ralph Kerchum; California State Senator Jim Mills, the “father” of the LOSSAN Corridor…