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UPDATED INFO: The Sunset Limited Derailed at the Palm Springs Station NOW repairs are being made!
A PHOTO report By Robert Manning, RailPAC Director 3/8 UPDATE: What a Difference a week can Make! Amtrak cancelled service on the Sunset Limited for the Palm Springs Train Station Sunday March 8, 2009 due to extensive track work. (NOTE: “No alternative transportation provided”) Union Pacific is replacing the spur line that comes off of…
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RIC SILVER: A real rail advocate!
A tribute with PHOTOS to RailPAC’s outgoing, one-of-a-kind former Executive Director, by Russ Jackson We first met Richard L. Silver sometime around 1995. RailPAC was still a small, but noisy, organization of rail advocates who were speaking our minds on California and Amtrak national issues. Alan Wimmergren was president, founders Byron Nordberg and Dr. Adrian…
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Rail Photos for Christmas
From Phoenix, Arizona; Santa Fe, New Mexico, Dallas-Ft. Worth Texas, and California. Comments by Russ Jackson, RailPAC Secretary-Emeritus. Photos by contibuting photographers with our thanks. This year’s Christmas tree is from Phoenix on December 13. (Photo by Gene Holmerud) After the tree lighting ceremony “the second act was free rides that left the Central &…
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RailPAC Co-sponsors “INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL DAY”
Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson. Photos by Russ Jackson and Ken Miller (New photos added 3/1) Thursday, February 21, was “Intercity Passenger Rail Day” in Sacramento. Distinguished rail leaders from around the state of California met to discuss the benefits and future of the four state rail corridors, LOSSAN (San Diego-Los Angeles-San Luis Obispo),…
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Rail PHOTOS from California’s Central Coast
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara in December Comments and 5 photos by Russ Jackson, RailPAC website editor San Luis Obispo station, Sunday, December 16, 2007, 2:45 PM. Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, has arrived 35 minutes EARLY, with a sold-out load of Christmas time passengers. Too bad that great service is now…
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Featured Photos for 2008
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Featured Photos for 2007
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Rail PHOTOS of the Year, another look
By Russ Jackson, RailPAC website Editor The photos below represent the many of MY PHOTOS that appeared on this site during 2007. They are worth a second look! My thanks to the other contributing photographers this year, including Noel Braymer, Mike Palmer, Mike Barnbaum, and Bob Snow. PHOTO OF THE YEAR The Deming, New Mexico…
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Rail PHOTOS for the Christmas-Holiday season
From around California and one that’s a bit different! With MANY GREETINGS of the season from the RailPAC Officers, Directors, and editorial staff. The California State Rail Museum in Sacramento greets 2007 Christmastime visitors with decorated locomotive 1915 as they enter. (Russ Jackson photo) The 1992 Chistmas tree at Los Angeles Union Station is one…
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Amtrak Long Distance November On Time Performance
The Western trains with PHOTOS! (Don’t all Amtrak trains look alike?) Reported by Russ Jackson Here’s our follow-up to the articles we’ve written for the Review and posted on RailPAC.ORG the past few months regarding Amtrak On Time Performance for the western long distance trains. As usual we check the performance at intermediate stations, as…