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RailPAC submits comment letter on Riverside County Traffic Relief Plan, 2024 Draft Update
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.
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RailPAC comment letter on third meeting of Regional Working Groups, FRA Daily Long-Distance Service Study
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,…
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20th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference in Texas, April 2024
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.
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Steel Wheels 3rd Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 3rd Quarter 2023 issue of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: Reader comments on this issue: From RailPAC member Jim Gerstley, comments on Steel Wheels 3Q23 Re: ADA accommodation On trains such as the single level long distance with chair and Viewliner sleepers: A] One idea is…
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RailPAC joins partner advocacy organizations in Oregon and Washington in submitting public comment letter for West Coast Tri-State meeting of Transportation Commissions
To: Lee Ann Eager, Chair, California Transportation CommissionJulie Brown, Chair, Oregon Transportation Commission Debbie Young, Chair, Washington State Transportation CommissionTanisha Taylor, CTC Executive DirectorSabrina Foward, OTC CoordinatorReema Griffith, WSTC Executive Director September 7, 2023 RE: Position Paper on Passenger Rail Policy, CA, OR, WAAll Aboard Washington, the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates, Rail Passengers Association…
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RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project
Administrator Shailen BhattU.S. Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590 August 11, 2023 Subject: Letter of Support for the Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project FY 2022-2023 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Grant Funding Dear Administrator Bhatt, The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada…
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Steel Wheels 2nd Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 2nd Quarter 2023 of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue:
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RailPAC submits comment letter on draft 2023 California State Rail Plan
RailPAC’s 68-page comment letter on the draft 2023 California State Rail Plan can be downloaded here. Click here for the Caltrans California State Rail Plan webpage, where the draft 2023 plan can be downloaded.
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RailPAC submits letter in support of Coachella Valley Rail Corridor ID application
The Honorable Pete ButtigiegSecretaryUnited States Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave, SEWashington, DC 20590 March 21, 2023 Subject: Support for the Coachella Valley Rail Project Application for Corridor Identification and Development Program Dear Secretary Buttigieg: The Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) fully supports the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) application to the…
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RailPAC submits comment letter to FRA Daily Amtrak Long-Distance Study
Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Study Email: [email protected] March 14, 2023 Subject: RailPAC comment letter on Amtrak Long Distance Study To Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Long Distance Study team: On behalf of the all-volunteer Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC), I thank the Federal Railroad Administration for conducting the Amtrak Long Distance Service Study.…