RailPAC: Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV

RailPAC Photos of the Month (September 2012)

Each month we will select some recent photos, and/or archived photos by RailPAC photographers. 1. 2. 3.

October 1, 2012
eNewsletter for September 23, 2012

The problem with the current rail route built in the 1870’s is it takes over 4 hours to go from Los Angeles to Bakersfield which takes 2 hours by bus. Also between Mojave and Bakersfield the line is very congested with 2 freight railroads sharing a single track rail line. … Even though the State…

September 29, 2012
What did I learn from listening to Amtrak’s Brian Rosenwald?

Commentary by Russ Jackson, RailPAC It is safe to say that Amtrak’s Chief, Product Development, Brian Rosenwald is held in very high esteem by rail advocates in this country. His huge success in developing the Pacific Parlour Car and other enhancements for the Coast Starlight in the mid-1990’s is legendary, and he calls those five…

September 27, 2012
What will rail passenger service in the San Joaquin Valley be like in 2018?

Questions from Noel T. Braymer My one disappointment at the September 15th RailPAC/NARP meeting was that Stacey Mortensen wasn’t able to attend. Stacey Mortensen is the Executive Director of the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission which runs the Altamont Commuter Express Trains or ACE between Stockton and San Jose. ACE is also planning to build…

September 22, 2012
eNewsletter for September 17, 2012

Big Week for Metrolink and Hightlights of the RailPAC/NARP Meeting in Sacramento September 17, 2012 Part 1 September 17, 2012 Part 2 The above copy of this enewletter is on a PDF file and you will not be able to click on to the links in blue. If you would like an emailed copy of…

September 22, 2012
Notes on the RailPAC/NARP Meeting in Sacramento

Observations and Photos by Noel T. Braymer This is just a short report on the September 15th Meeting in Sacramento of my personal impressions as I tap away on my phone on the train going home. I got on the connecting bus for train 711 in the wee hours of Saturday morning to get to…

September 17, 2012
eNewsletter for September 10, 2012

Why is coordinating the services of these 3 regions so important? In a word connections. For people in California to be able to get around the entire State by rail the trains must be scheduled with good connections to each other. A major part of the connectivity of the existing State Rail Passenger network are…

September 14, 2012
What Could go Wrong for California’s Intercity Trains

Opinion By Noel T. Braymer Legislation is in the works to create Joint Power Authorities for local control of the planning and administration of both the Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquin Trains. This is modeled after the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority or CCJPA which has successfully managed the Capitol Corridor Trains. Some of the…

September 9, 2012
eNewsletter for September 4, 2012

Amtrak told 3 states have no funding for route Sacramento Bee – Aug 31, 2012 …

September 7, 2012
eNewsletter for August 27, 2012

Train Stations make a major impact on a town’s development and economy. …This is the view by 2007. … The freight yard had been replaced with station/beach parking. On the right hand side a station parking structure had replaced the old World War II temporary station. On the left in the background is a new…

August 31, 2012