RailPAC Comments to California Senate Transportation Committee hearing, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Subject: SB 1098 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Recommended Amendments and Actions Chair Cortese and Honorable Members of the committee, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is a statewide all-volunteer group of railroad professionals and public transportation advocates. Since its founding in…
Click here to download the RailPAC’s comment letter (and attached white paper), just submitted to the U.S. EPA on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) In-Use Locomotive Regulation.
Download RailPAC’s comment letter on the Riverside County Transportation Commission’s Traffic Relief Plan, Draft 2024 Update, by clicking here. Click here for more information on the Traffic Relief Plan.
You can download the 2024 Q1 issue of Steel Wheels by clicking here. In this issue:
Federal Railroad Administration March 6, 20241200 New Jersey Ave, SEWashington DC 20590 Subject: Comments Third Meeting Regional Working Groups, FRA Long-Distance Service Study Dear Sirs, On behalf of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada I am submitting the following comments to the third round of Long-Distance Service Study Regional Working Groups. Once again,…
The 20th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference will be held April 15-16, 2024 at the Hurst Conference Center, Hurst, Texas in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. More information including registration can be found by clicking here.
The January 18, 2024 Governance Reform for Southern California Rail letter can be downloaded by clicking here. Authoring organizations:RailPACStreets for AllCalifornians for Electric Rail Co-signing organizations:Surfrider FoundationThe Transit CoalitionMove LACirculate San DiegoRideSDStrong Towns Orange CountyStrong Towns Santa BarbaraRemake Irvine Streets for Everyone (RISE)Natural Resources Defense Council
RailPAC’s response letter to the U.S. Department of Energy’s request for information (RFI) DE-FOA-0003186 Progression to Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for the Rail Sector can be downloaded by clicking here.
To: Draft Connect SoCal Plan CommentsAttn: Connect SoCal TeamSouthern California Association of Governments900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1700Los Angeles, CA 90017 [to be submitted via online form] January 11, 2024 Re: Public comment on Draft Connect SoCal 2024 Dear Connect SoCal, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) is an all-volunteer non-profit passenger rail…
California High Speed Rail Authority, California High-Speed Rail Project and Construction Update Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, updates on projects and service improvements including integrated ticketing DB, “Net-Zero emissions in Rail & North Americas Cost Problem”