Category: Steel Wheels Conference

  • View/download presentations from Nov. 18, 2023 RailPAC annual meeting.

    California High Speed Rail Authority, California High-Speed Rail Project and Construction Update Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, updates on projects and service improvements including integrated ticketing DB, “Net-Zero emissions in Rail & North Americas Cost Problem”

  • RailPAC Annual Meeting 2020

        The annual meeting of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) for 2020 will be held on Saturday Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. Our keynote speaker is Dan Leavitt, Manager of Regional Initiatives for San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission. He will talk about Valley Rail, a major commuter and intercity rail program in…

  • RailPAC Annual Meeting to be held November 14

    More details will be posted soon on this website…

  • Steel Wheels, 3rd quarter 2020 available online

    Download the pdf of Steel Wheels magazine, 3rd quarter 2020 by clicking here. In this issue: RailPAC and Steel Wheels Coalition to Amtrak: “Daily is Minimum Acceptable Standard for Long Distance Trains”, and Amtrak’s reply, with Russ Jackson’s reply to Amtrak, Paul Dyson response. High Speed Rail update Tri Weekly and the Heartland Flyer Orange…

  • Fullerton hosts the 2019 Steel Wheel Conference of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC)

    [This post was originally published as an article in the Mid October 2019 edition of the Fullerton Observer newspaper] On September 28th, 2019, over 50 rail transportation advocates from around the state gathered for the annual 2019 Steel Wheels Conference of the Rail Passenger Association of California and Nevada (RailPAC) at the Fullerton Old Spaghetti…

  • 2020 Steel Wheels Conference – UPDATE

    This year’s Steel Wheel Conference will be held on Saturday, September 12th at the California State Railroad Museum in Old Town, Sacramento. SAVE THE DATE!! Details to follow.

  • RailPAC Fullerton Meeting Details

    If you need more information please contact Paul Dyson – [email protected] If you register by mail please be sure to note your menu choice on your check. We look forward to seeing you there.  Non members welcome. Register at www.RailPAC2019.eventbrite.com  

  • RailPAC Members Meeting – Fullerton – September 28, 2019

    SAVE THE DATE The 2019 RailPAC members meeting and Steel Wheels Conference will be held on Saturday, 28th September at the Old Spaghetti Factory adjacent to Fullerton Station. Keynote speaker will be Jennifer Bergener, Managing Director, LOSSAN who will talk about the real world challenges of passenger rail. Other speakers to be announced. Online registration…

  • Our Most Important RailPAC Steel Wheels Conference Ever

    2018 has become a critical year for passenger rail in California.  The threat to the interstate network trains, California Zephyr, Sunset Limited, Southwest Chief and Coast Starlight, puts them on the brink of fading into history barring radical action by Amtrak management and the Federal government.  Two decades of under-investment would have been enough to…

  • Steel Wheels Conference Sacramento September 29

    If you want to help RailPAC preserve and expand the National Network of passenger trains, and grow the regional services in California you should attend this important event.  Registration is open at eventbrite.com. railpac2018.eventbrite.com The event will be held at the California State Railroad Museum from 10.00am and we have a number of experts who…