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Central Coast Railroad Festival: October 7-11
Second Annual Festival to Focus on Modeling, History and Rail Excursions Festival Organizers Seek Volunteers and Sponsors The Second Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival will focus on rail excursions, modeling of all types and historical programs. The Festival is set for October 7-11, 2010, in the heart of the California Central Coast. Activities will take…
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June California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA The Capitol Corridor ridership results for June 2010 were the best month yet for the fiscal year reporting period. Ridership for June was 7.0% above June 2009 and exceeded business plan projection by 13%. Revenue continued its positive trend with +11.5% growth over June 2009 (and +4.5% over business plan projection).…
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May California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA The Capitol Corridor yielded positive results for May 2010 compared to May 2009 in all relevant performance statistics – ridership, revenue, and on-time performance. Ridership for May was 1.4% above last year as was revenue (+2.9%). On-time performance (OTP) set the record for the fiscal year at 95.9% – making the…
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Dunsmuir Railroad Days
Dunsmuir, California is a historic train town that celebrates Railroad Days annually. This year’s event is taking place June 11-13 at the Dunsmuir Amtrak Station. We are excited that Dunsmuir is wanting to increase awareness of the Coast Starlight this year. RailPAC and Coast Starlight Communities Network will have materials displayed. Amtrak is supplying Coast…
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Remembering George Gaekle
By Russ Jackson, with contributions by Art Lloyd, Bruce Jenkins and several of his close friends George Gaekle, 88, passed away May 24, 2010. He was a RailPAC Director and associate director, NARP Director, and a long time advocate of improving the rail passenger opportunities particularly in the San Joaquin Valley. One of the founding…
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Redding: Come by Train and Bring Your Bike
What does Redding Offer the Traveler? Report by Robert L. Reynolds
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UP Extortion Letter to CA Shows That FRA/Congressional Legislative Guidance Are Needed
Commentary by Dennis Lytton, Director Earlier this week, the Union Pacific Railroad distributed to the media, particuarly the San Jose Mercury News, their letter to the Authority of April 23, 2010. In it they outline their most forceful position thus far of not cooperating with high speed rail. Significantly, their letter above asserts the following claims:…
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Demonstrating Why We Need New Railcars Now: Amtrak #763
Commentary by Jarrod DellaChiesa, Director and Website Editor On Saturday, May 15 Amtrak passengers were not allowed to board Pacific Surfliner #763 in Chatsworth. Would-be passengers reported the Conductor designated the train as “overcrowded and unsafe”. Ridership was high on this run due to passengers traveling to the Strawberry Festival. We desperately need new railcars in…
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April California Intercity Passenger Rail Performance
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, CCJPA After the first increase in 13 months, ridership for the Capitol Corridor in April 2010 was just slightly below April 2009 by 0.5%. As mentioned in previous monthly reports, the greatest impediment to ridership gains is the on-going mandate of three (3) Friday furloughs per month for state government employees (which…
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CSCN Outlines How to Improve Amtrak’s Coast Starlight
May 6, 2010 — The Coast Starlight is one of Amtrak’s 15 long-distance passenger rail routes, serving 27 cities between Los Angeles and Seattle. The route has been described as “one of the most fascinating journeys on the West Coast. It will take your breath away.” The route offers unparalleled experiences of the western states…