Opinion by Noel T.Braymer The urban area between Washington D.C. up through New York City to Boston is heavily populated at around 38 million people. This is also roughly the population of California. Because of the population density in this area it is clearly a good candidate for good rail passenger service. Many people for…
Reported by David Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA (Download: May 2011 Performance Report)
Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director Following are items of interest which were discussed and acted upon at the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board meeting on June 8, 2011 in Suisun City CA. 1. WiFi service should be available at no charge to passengers by November of this year. This service will not accommodate down-loading…
Commentary by Noel T. Braymer Back in the 1960’s “everyone knew” that the railroads in the United States were going out of business. Actually the smaller railroads and the Class Is in the Mid-West and the North East were in trouble. My Father told me in the 1970’s that he thought that the solution to…