Commentary by Paul Dyson I have previously quoted New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford, “We had no money so we had to think”, and this struck a chord with a lot of readers. Regardless of the field of human endeavor to which you might apply this aphorism it is a good starting point. Try to do…
January 23, 1999 Report by Steve Grande of Trainweb Today the Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) held its 19th annual meeting/luncheon at the Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant here in Fullerton, next to the Amtrak station. Speaking to the capacity crowd first was Michael McGinley, Director of Engineering & Construction for Metrolink. Then John Barna,…
Picture report by Russ Jackson Photos by the writer unless otherwise indicated. The rail advocacy community was disappointed to learn that Gene Skoropowski would be retiring from parent organization BART and his position as Managing Director of the Capitol Corridor JPB the end of November, 2009, and that he would be leaving the Golden state…
Reported by Eugene K. Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority October 2009 ridership numbers across the nation are beginning to show a ‘closing of the gap’. During this first month of the new fiscal year, the Capitol Corridor ridership was down significantly compared to October 2008, but again, still higher than October 2007.…
Comments and PHOTOS By Russ Jackson, website editor Round trip from Ft. Worth to Oklahoma City on the Heartland Flyer September 30 and October 2, 2009. The Ft. Worth, Texas Intermodal station is a busy place, what with Amtrak’s Texas Eagles and Heartland Flyer, the TRE commuter line between Ft. Worth and Dallas, and it’s…
PHOTOS . . . and Commentary by Russ Jackson . . . November, 2009. . . . An important observation by RailPAC Sacramento Director, Marcia Johnston: On October 16 I stopped at the Davis Amtrak station to check out the southbound Coast Starlight, which was on time. It sat for some time, and I saw…
Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC, Salinas New developments from Soledad, the Coast Daylight, Castroville, and a Projects update. Presentation from City of Soledad representatives Soledad is planning to buy some land from the UP railroad for a future station. Soledad recently finished creating master plans for several issues, like parks and schools. One plan dealt…
ATTENTION SOUTHERN NEVADA RAILPAC AND NARP MEMBERS! You are invited to our first ever members meeting AND DINNER to be held in Las Vegas. The meeting will be held Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 6.30 pm. Thanks to the kind sponsorship of the Nevada Broadcasters Association the meeting will be held at their offices located…
Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Sacramento Associate Director Thursday 29 October 2009 in Merced/Atwater, California. The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met in Merced at the Castle Conference Center, which is actually in the community of Atwater, just on the outskirts of Merced. The welcome to Merced County was done by Mark Hendrickson. Mark informed…
Reported by Eugene K. Skoropowski, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority September ridership numbers on the Capitol Corridor, in California and across the nation continue to be less than 2008, but still substantially higher than 2007. This is an indication that many of the 2008 ridership surges were refugees from high gas prices, and…