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RailPAC submits comment letter to the U.S. EPA on the California In-Use Locomotive Regulation
Click here to download the RailPAC’s comment letter (and attached white paper), just submitted to the U.S. EPA on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) In-Use Locomotive Regulation.
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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 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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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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Steel Wheels 3rd Quarter 2022 issue available online
The 3rd Quarter 2022 issue of RailPAC’s quarterly magazine Steel Wheels can be downloaded by clicking here. In this issue: Passenger rail to the Imperial Valley Introducing the ‘Aurora Group’ advocating for Amtrak’s National Network Amtrak Beech Grove National Network shops Passenger train planning- best practices How many tracks do train stations need? Arizona News…
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RailPAC submits comment letter on Connect SoCal – The 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) regional transportation plan is nearing completion. As described by SCAG’s Connect SoCal website: “Connect SoCal – The 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy is a long-range visioning plan that balances future mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental and public health goals. Connect SoCal embodies a collective vision…
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Capitol Corridor JPA Board Meeting November 14 – Doug Kerr
I attended the November 14 Capitol Corridor JPA Board meeting in Oakland. Here is a summary: Election of Chair Rebecca Saltzman and Vice-Chair Don Saylor for 2-year term: 2019-2020. Approved 2019 meeting schedule, next meeting February 13, 2019, 10AM, in Suisun City. Capitol Corridor FY2018 Performance: o Records were set for annual ridership (1.71M passengers;…
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San Joaquin JPA Board Report November 16 – Doug Kerr
I attended the November 16, 2018 San Joaquin JPA Board Meeting in Merced. Here is a summary: Administrative items were approved including moving expense items from one budget account to another. The Board gave recognition to board members Don Tatzin and Tom Blalock who will be leaving the Board due to retirements. The City of…
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Amtrak CEO announces organizational revamp for 2017
From an email sent by Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman on Jan. 4, 2017. His full email is reposted below. Only changes to the repost is the formatting, ensuring clarity when reading. Special Employee Advisory from Wick Moorman – Organization Update With a new year ahead of us, I want to share some initial thoughts with…
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The Coast Starlight: Paso Robles to Eugene; not endpoint travel! What about the food?
Report and Commentary by Russ Jackson with Ralph James Amtrak likes to tout its end points and the volume of traffic it gets between those departures and destinations on all of its routes, but while some passengers do that it is the intermediate station travel that fills up the trains. Can you imagine, as RailPAC…