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Pro’s and Con’s of Replacing Amtrak
Analysis by Noel T. Braymer With changes coming this October to the billing for State supported trains run by Amtrak, California and the other States supporting Amtrak Trains are getting sticker shock. Congress which is forcing Amtrak to raise its prices is also considering allowing private companies to take over some of these Amtrak trains.…
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Rail PHOTOS of the Month (January, 2013)
Here are 5 photos by RailPAC photographers. Click on the photo to see it full size! 1. Looking out the rear window of a Superliner car can bring some great views. Here the Coast Starlight, Train 14, is departing the Chemult, Oregon station. (Photo by Alex Friedman) 2. Passengers are boarding the eastbound California Zephyr…
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How Profitable is the NEC?
Report by Noel T. Braymer According to Amtrak’s 2011 Fiscal Year their NEC Passenger Trains grossed just over 1 billion dollars. Revenue that year was roughly split evenly between the Acela Trains and the conventional Northeast Regional Trains. In 2011 according to Amtrak the Acelas covered their fully allocated costs and had an operating profit…
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PHOTOS of the MONTH from RailPAC (November)
Here are 5 photos taken by RailPAC photographers. Clic on the photo to see it full size! 1. The Coast Starlight in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon in October, 2012. Photo by Alexander Friedman. 2. The eastbound California Zephyr has arrived at Sacramento’s new platform on September 15, 2012. RailPAC in action: Two passengers found…
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How to have High Speed Rail in California Sooner, Faster and Cheaper
By Noel T. Braymer Since 1996 with the creation of the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) it has had the dream to build the most sophisticated High Speed Rail service in the World with the highest running speed in California. Such a service would serve the largest cities in the State in less time…
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Rail Passenger service at San Diego Airport by 2015?
Report by Noel T. Braymer San Diego’s International Airport was created and named Lindbergh Field back in 1928. Charles Lindbergh’s plane the Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego and took off not far from the current airport on his way to New York for his non-stop flight from there to Paris in…
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Highway or No Way: the Need for Transportation Alternatives
Article and Photos By Noel T. Braymer Man: An argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says. Other Man: It is NOT Man: YES It Is… The Argument by Monty Python What is missing at the national level for transportation is the middle…
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Why a Republican may be the savior of California High Speed Rail
Analysis and photos by Noel T. Braymer The California High Speed Rail Project has been a bi-partisan project since 1996 from the very start. The High Speed Rail Authority was created by Republican Governor Pete Wilson and Republican Governor Schwarzenegger placed the Prop 1A measure on the ballot in 2008 which has the bonds central…
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Californians Want Good High Speed Rail Service
Opinion By Noel T. Braymer Recently the Los Angeles Times ran a story about a USC Dornsife Poll it helped pay for claiming that The Majority of Californians now oppose High Speed Rail and Most people want a revote on High Speed Rail. So where are the mobs of angry citizens with their torches and…