by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — Since the bombing of commuter trains in Madrid, Spain that killed 190 people this March, there has been a heightened state of awareness for transportation security. It is… Read More »The Terrorists Among Us
“Business as usual is a recipe for failure.” — Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta in referring to Amtrak, July 2003. by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — Norman Mineta is an old trusted friend, a… Read More »The Future of Intercity Passenger Service
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — Things can be confusing with all the political battles being fought over the California State budget. The budget proposed by the Governor keeps in place the current level… Read More »How Are Trains Doing In The State’s Budget?
PRESS RELEASE — The Rail Passenger Association of California (RailPAC) is the largest statewide membership organization working since 1985 for the expansion and improvement of passenger rail service in California and Nevada. RailPAC has been… Read More »On the Release of the High Speed Rail Draft Environmental Report
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — If I were to date the true beginning of Amtrak it wouldn’t be in 1971. Instead I would say 1964 with the creation of the Metroliner experiment. In… Read More »Time To Kill The “Metroliner Experiment”
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — In both the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge Earthquakes, Caltrain, BART and Metrolink proved the value of passenger rail service as a transportation alternative in an emergency.… Read More »Plan now for the next Emergency
by Noel Braymer — In the short run, it is easy to get discouraged about the future of passenger rail service in this country. But each time I look at traffic on or read how… Read More »A Look Ahead At The Future Of California Passenger Rail Service
(This is a correction to a prior post made on Nov 09, 1998.) I don’t know if I was aware of it at that time, but I have been aware for a few months now… Read More »It Is Heard, 1999-04-11
Reliable sources from Amtrak West report that negotiations related to the Los Angeles to Las Vegas Talgo Train have run into difficulty and the earliest this services is expected to go into operation is in… Read More »It Is Heard, 2008-11-08