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RailPAC eNewsletter for November 3, 2014

24 hurt as Amtrak train, semi collide Indianapolis Star-Oct 28, 2014 “I went across the tracks, then I seen that train coming, and it was...

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The Future Passenger Rail Connections at San Diego’s Airport

By Noel T. Braymer By 2016, there will be a shuttle bus connection from the Washington Street Trolley Station and the terminals at...

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RailPAC rail PHOTOS of the month (October, 2014)

Here are this month’s photos by RailPAC photographers! Click on each photo to see it full size! Contributions to this page are welcome....

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RailPAC eNewsletter for October 27, 2014

Construction to Impact Rail Service in October Complete Rail Closure October 25 -26  The weekend of October 25-26 will see rail service interruptions along...

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Is it Full Speed Ahead Now for California High Speed Rail?

By Noel T. Braymer This October 15th the California State Supreme Court upheld the ruling of an Appellate Court releasing Prop 1A Bond...

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RailPAC eNewsletter for October 20, 2014

California High-Speed Rail Gets Go-Ahead Daily Beast – Oct 15, 2014 The final legal obstacle for California’s bullet-train plan was overcome Wednesday when the California...

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Amtrak’s largest, most effective, and least subsidized services, the long distance trains and how to save them

Commentary and a trip report by Andrew C. Selden NOTE: Mr. Selden is President of MinnARP, and is the newly elected President of...

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HISTORY OF AMTRAK and what has happened since 1971

Commentary by Anthony Haswell, Vice President, Arizona Rail Passenger Association prepared for National Train Day, May 10, 2014, in Tucson, Arizona NOTE: Mr....

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LA’s Orange Line should have been a Rail Line from the Start

By Noel T. Braymer The Orange Line in the San Fernando Valley is run with buses on a “Busway” between North Hollywood and...

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RailPAC eNewsletter for October 13, 2014

Amtrak busing delayed passengers Toledo Blade-Oct 7, 2014 Chronic passenger train delays of eight to 12 hours between Toledo and Chicago have prompted Amtrak to...