Trip on Amtrak 4 and 5
In mid January 2007 I rode the Southwest Chief from Lamy to Chicago and the California Zephyr from Chicago to Sacramento in an...
Russ JacksonFebruary 6, 2007
RailPAC President’s Comments to LOSSAN Board
Chairman Brown and Members of the Board LOSSAN RAIL CORRIDOR AGENCY JOINT POWERS BOARD January 10, 2007 I’d like to comment on item...
Russ JacksonFebruary 2, 2007
Remembering RailPAC’s Byron Nordberg
January 30th marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Byron Nordberg. Called the “heart and soul of RailPAC”, our “founding President” was...
Russ JacksonFebruary 1, 2007
February’s RailPAC Editorial: Growth is Amtrak’s only option
Editorial Growth is Amtrak’s only option By Noel T. Braymer Last month we republished excerpts from an article from the NEW YORK TIMES...
Noel BraymerFebruary 1, 2007
San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee meeting report
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAIL COMMITTEE Meeting Report January 11, 2007, Bakersfield Reported by Bruce Jenkins, RailPAC Director The meeting had to be accelerated...
Russ JacksonJanuary 18, 2007
Caltrain Faces Electric Hurdles
There’s a new twist in the quest to electrify Caltrain, as ANG Newspapers (which includes the San Mateo County Times and Oakland Tribune)...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJanuary 16, 2007
Capitol Corridor riding high
15 years of clean comfortable trips leave most passengers satisfied as commuter line marks anniversary. — San Francisco Chronicle, 13 December 2006. Fifteen...
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Trains, Trolleys finally hook up
from the Sacramento Bee, 8 December 2006. For two decades, Sacramento’s light-rail system has been running on its own loop, unconnected to the...
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Our new site
We are pleased to announce that our new web page will be more up-to-date than ever, and more useful as well. You will...
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January 2007 Rail Pictures of the Month
Here are this month’s four California Rail Pictures of the Month. Note: Previous California Rail Pictures of the Month have been reactivated and...
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