RailPAC is a statewide membership organization working for the expansion and improvement of rail passenger service within the states of California and Nevada.
Frequent updates, rail news, commentary, meeting notices, and PHOTOS! To read the articles scroll down. See RailPAC information/membership page links in the left column.
The new RailPAC membership brochure is shown above (left) with Amtrak’s latest timetables, all available at train stations statewide.
Editorial By Noel T. Braymer
By late 2010 several auto makers plan to roll out either plug-in electric hybrid or all electric cars. The keystone of these new cars will be the use of Lithium Ion Batteries. It has been long known that electric propulsion is clean, efficient and economical. The weak link has always been the batteries which have been heavy, slow to recharge and had limited range. All this can change with lithium batteries. Lithium batteries are what have made possible lightweight cell phones, IPods. Laptop computers, cordless power tools and many other modern electronic devices. Recent advancements with lithium batteries make possible electric cars with the speed and range comparable with gasoline engine cars. Also these new batteries can be recharged quickly in minutes and it doesn’t hurt these batteries if they only get a partial charge.
By RailPAC Director Bruce Jenkins and Treasurer Bill Kerby
Photos by Bill Kerby
The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee meeting met in Richmond Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Richmond Amtrak/BART Station.
| September 20, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
“PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE FROM LOS ANGELES TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY”
University of California, Riverside
PALM DESERT GRADUATE CENTER Auditorium
75080 FRANK SINATRA DRIVE
PALM DESERT, CA 92211
Cook street (south bound) exit from Interstate 10 to Frank Sinatra Dr.
The Auditorium is the lower building adjacent to the parking lot.
Reported by photographer Mike Palmer
Los Angeles Union Station was BUSY on Saturday, July 10. Lots of people on the trains. The line waiting for the Northbound Surfliner #775 around 2:45 (scheduled departure at 2:55) was very long. Metrolink had tons of people getting off the trains at the station.
Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
Agreement uses Coaster train set on weekends to relieve two of the busiest beach and race track trains.
By Gene Skoropowski, Capitol Corridor Managing Director
The ridership and revenue numbers continue to be VERY GOOD across the board in California, and indeed across the nation. The June 2008 Capitol Corridor statistics from Amtrak are an all-time high for the month of June, as are the stats on the state’s other two intercity passenger corridors, with the San Joaquins sustaining last month’s big leap upward in ridership.
Commentary by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
Overcrowded Trains? No New Cars Available? Time to Use our Brains!
| July 12, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
Los Angeles Union Station
Join RailPAC President Paul Dyson, VP South James Smith, and others for an informal discussion of current issues relating to passenger rail! Look for us in the main waiting room, between the newsstand and the bagel shop.
Editorial By Noel T. Braymer
The truth is the Airline Industry has never been profitable. While some airlines have made money some years, as a whole the industry loses money more often than it makes money. The recent spike in fuel costs has placed the Airline Industry into a tailspin. Several airlines have or are on the verge of going out of business. Almost all airlines are cutting back service, laying off employees and taking planes out of service. The result will be higher prices for travelers, fewer places people can fly too and more cites that will lose air service. The places that will be most affected will be the smaller cites that are losing the most air service and places dependent on vacation travel such as Orlando or Las Vegas.
30th June, 2008
Mr. William Kempton
Director, California Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 942873, Sacramento, CA 94273-0001
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