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Amtrak Advisory: Coast Starlight Train 14 and Amtrak Cascades Schedules
From Amtrak.com 12/19/11: Coast Starlight Train 14 and Amtrak Cascades Trains 508 and 1514: Track Work Affects Schedules and Service Effective January 3 through February 8, 2012 Track work being performed by Union Pacific Railroad will affect the northbound Coast Starlight and Amtrak Cascades on select dates, as described below: Train 14 Operates Two Hours…
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Congratulations Union Pacific: Steam arrives in Indio, Thursday November 17, 2011
Report and photos by Robert Manning, RailPAC Executive VP The temporary Transportation Center in the heart of downtown Indio, witnessed more people then anyone could have imagined on this special day. Two temporary modular buildings now house the Greyhound bus station and the future passenger train facility which will be built. Today the Union Pacific…
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Capitol Corridor November 16 meeting report: changes are coming
Report by Mike Barnbaum, RailPAC Associate Director The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board of Directors met for the final time in 2011 on November 16 in the City Council Chambers at the City of Suisun City. Chair Bob Franklin (San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District) opened the meeting with his “Report of the Chair”…
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Update: Texas Eagle burglarized at San Antonio
Gene Poon has updated this story for us, giving more details of a story that has implications for Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle passengers going through San Antonio and laying overnight on the train there. San Antonio Police reportedly have gotten some suspects to talk about how the Texas Eagle was burglarized, and passenger hand baggage stolen…
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Amtrak advisory, and a comment
See the special commentary at the end. Special employee advisory September 8, 2011 Message from Joe Boardman Dear Co-workers, The House Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee has released a proposal for FY ’12 that would significantly reduce Amtrak’s federal funding, specifically the operating support. The proposal also prohibits the use of federal operating…
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Train Travel; It’s the people you meet that make a difference
Report by Chuck Robuck, CCRiders With all the BAD news we are being bombarded with these days, I thought I’d share a GOOD story with you for a change. I have long been a believer in the “Karma” and “you reap what you sow” philosophies. This week, something happened that strengthens my belief in these…
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Some Amtrak California Zephyr Service to Resume
Trains 5 & 6 to operate between California and Colorado this weekend Reported by Amtrak and Gene Poon CHICAGO – Daily service by the Amtrak California Zephyr between San Francisco Bay Area and Denver will resume this weekend, effective with the departure of eastbound Train 6 from Emeryville, Calif., on Sept. 3, and the westbound…
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Building Credibility at the High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting
August 25 Meeting Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer Public comments, invited by the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) Board at the opening of the meeting August 25, 2011, lasted about a half hour with two minute presentations: hiring opportunities for small businesses; environmental justice; support for HSRA recommended route alignments; and one instance where…
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The A Train is the Country’s Newest Commuter Service
Report and Photos by Russ Jackson, Dallas As relief from the heavy rail news, all the local and national budget crises, and the summer Amtrak train-delaying floods and heat, there was good rail news: the June 18 startup of the “A Train” (to the appropriate tune) commuter rail line operated by the line owner Denton…
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Capitol Corridor JPB June meeting report
Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director Following are items of interest which were discussed and acted upon at the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board meeting on June 8, 2011 in Suisun City CA. 1. WiFi service should be available at no charge to passengers by November of this year. This service will not accommodate down-loading…