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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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RailPAC submits comment letter to Connect SoCal 2024 regional transportation plan
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…
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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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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 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.…
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Steel Wheels 1st Quarter 2023 issue available online
The 1st Quarter issue of RailPAC’s magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: ..and more!
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The Curious Case of the Union Pacific’s Wellton Branch: Opportunity in the ‘Phoenix West Line’
Brian Yanity There is great potential in re-establishing a direct passenger train service between Phoenix and Los Angeles. Re-opening of the Union Pacific Railroad’s Wellton Branch west of Phoenix would allow the return of a daily Sunset Limited to Phoenix and support new regional trains. The business case for refurbishing the Wellton Branch is based…
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Passenger Rail to the Imperial Valley
[also published in 3rd Quarter 2022 issue of Steel Wheels] Brian YanityVice President-South, RailPAC (photos by the author unless otherwise noted) (background map: OpenStreetMap.org, annotations by author) An exciting prospect for new passenger rail in Southern California is an Imperial Valley extension to the Coachella Valley Rail passenger service, currently under development. As currently proposed,…