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RailPAC-NARP “Sacramento Rails” Meeting Report and Photos
Reported by Russ Jackson, railpac.org editor, with photos by the author. The 60 people who attended the January 16 meeting at the Rail Museum were not disappointed, even on a foggy Saturday in Sacramento. The survival and expansion of rail passenger service was on everyone’s mind, and the speakers were very qualified to discuss the…
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RAILPAC/NARP JOINT MEMBERS MEETING, LAS VEGAS, NV Report
Report by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President 8TH DECEMBER 2009 was a historic day for RailPAC as we held our first ever members meeting in Las Vegas. The meeting was kindly hosted by Bob Fisher, NARP Council member and Director of the Nevada Broadcasters Association. 11 NARP and RailPAC members attended, which is about 30% of…
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Metrolink drops Solo BULLETIN
Metrolink CEO David Solow was asked to step down on December 11, and was replaced by former Riverside County Transportation Commissioner Eric Haley. Mr. Solow will stay on in a management position until June 30, 2010. Below are the two announcements from Metrolink, one stating action on fare increases and service cuts would be postponed…
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RailPAC on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
By Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director, San Lorenzo (NOTE: Jarrod became RailPAC’s newest Director by Board action 12/3/09, and we welcome him aboard!) Keep hearing about “tweeting”, “Facebook” and “posting”? Well, all those buzzwords refer to Social Media and RailPAC is getting into it! Through social media, you’re now able to quickly find out what’s currently…
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CCJPB November Meeting Report; Farewell to Gene Skoropowski, Welcome to David Kutrosky (photo)
Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director, Sacramento. NOTE: See a RailPAC photo report on Gene Skoropowski’s Capitol Corridor career on this site. (NOTE: Thanks to BART/CCJPB for the photo of David Kutrosky) The 74th meeting of the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority began with a report of Chair Jim Holmes who referred to Gene…
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TAMC October Meeting Report
Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC, Salinas New developments from Soledad, the Coast Daylight, Castroville, and a Projects update. Presentation from City of Soledad representatives Soledad is planning to buy some land from the UP railroad for a future station. Soledad recently finished creating master plans for several issues, like parks and schools. One plan dealt…
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San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Meeting Report; a Mix of Good News and Bad News
Reported by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Sacramento Associate Director Thursday 29 October 2009 in Merced/Atwater, California. The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met in Merced at the Castle Conference Center, which is actually in the community of Atwater, just on the outskirts of Merced. The welcome to Merced County was done by Mark Hendrickson. Mark informed…
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Sacramento’s Downtown-Natomas light rail line Groundbreaking
Report and PHOTOS by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Sacramento Director The Downtown-Natomas Airport [Green Line to the River District] Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on Monday, October 12th at Richards Boulevard and Seventh Street. The speakers included: Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui, Kevin Johnson – Mayor, City of Sacramento, Steve Cohn, Councilmember, City of Sacramento and Chair, SacRT…
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Outstanding Guest Speakers at San Carlos RailPAC/NARP meeting; Skoropowski honored
October 24, 2009 Combined Report by (first) Noel T. Braymer and (second) by Anthony Lee; Photos by Mr. Braymer and Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Photo right shows Mr. Skoropowski with Paul Dyson and Art Lloyd. Details below. The first speaker at the October 24th joint RailPAC/NARP meeting was Rod Diridon, board member of the California…
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RailPAC MEETS WITH JOE BOARDMAN, Amtrak President and CEO
October 8, 2009 Reported by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President I was very pleased to accept an invitation from Joe Boardman to meet him at Los Angeles Union Station today on Board the “Beech Grove” business car. Mr. Boardman was making a brief stopover during an inspection and meet the troops tour. I invited RailPAC VP…