Amtrak Board’s Decision to Create New NEC Subsidiary Not a Break-Up, Laney Says
Reproduced with permission from Daily Report for Executives, No. 198, pp A-8 – A-9 (Oct. 14, 2005). Copyright 2005 by The Bureau of...
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We can stop importing Oil without becoming a third world country
By RailPAC President Noel T. Braymer — The key to major reductions in our Oil use is transportation, since 65% of our Oil...
infoOctober 1, 2005
Should we bring back Streetcars?
By RailPAC President Noel T. Braymer — One of my earliest memories as a child was going to Los Angeles from our home...
infoSeptember 1, 2005
RailPAC Endorses S. 1516
The Board of Directors of RailPAC, the Rail Passenger Association of California, enthusiastically endorses the bipartisan SB 1516. (Full text on Thomas at...
infoAugust 1, 2005
Skepticism is the Mother of Security
By RailPAC President Noel T. Braymer — The July 7th bombings of London transit has set off a wave of panic, which is...
infoAugust 1, 2005
RailPAC Endorses the Laney Plan for Amtrak with a few Reservations
Rail Passenger Association of California Board of Directors, Adopted June 4, 2005. Early arrivals at the RailPAC meeting on June 4 at JLS...
infoJuly 4, 2005
Amtrak Food Fight
By RailPAC President Noel T. Braymer — In the wake of Amtrak’s increasing financial problems, there has been increasing pressure on Amtrak to...
infoJuly 1, 2005
Buses and Trains: No Competition
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — For well over sixty years, Greyhound has had a near monopoly over intercity bus service in...
infoJune 1, 2005
Trains and Gasoline
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — When Amtrak was created in 1971 it was supposed to be a two year “experiment.” So...
infoMay 11, 2005
Amtrak 1999 and Acela R.I.P. ?
by Noel T. Braymer, RailPAC President — “We know we have a product here that will absolutely knock the socks off the competition,”...
infoMay 1, 2005