Rail Passenger Association of California & NevadaRailPAC is a statewide membership organization working for the expansion and improvement of rail passenger service within the states of California and Nevada.Sacramento Railyard Public Workshop Report- August 28, 2008 August 27, 2008 Reported by Marcia Johnston, RailPAC Director, Sacramento and Chuck Roebuck, President, Capitol Corridor Riders and RailPAC Member, Auburn Chart and Photo courtesy Sacramento DOT. The City of Sacramento Department of Transportation held a public workshop August 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to update the public on the latest developments, discuss the benefits of, and get ...http://www.railpac.org/2008/08/28/sacramento-railyard-public-workshop-report/ SMART train: Answers to promise and criticism- August 28, 2008 Published Sunday, August 24, 2008, by the Marin Indpendent Journal By Dick Spotswood, RailPAC Secretary, Mill Valley THE BIG ISSUE on the November ballot in both Marin and Sonoma counties is the passage of Measure Q, a one-quarter cent sales tax to fund construction and operation of a commuter train between Cloverdale and Larkspur. A similar effort ...http://www.railpac.org/2008/08/28/smart-train-answers-to-promise-and-criticism/ TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report- August 28, 2008 Transportation Agency for Monterey County Rail Policy Committee August 4, 2008 Meeting Reported by Chris Flescher, RailPAC Director, Salinas For the Monterey Branch Line service (Castroville to Monterey), there are questions about building the busway or light rail line in two phases. There are two alternatives and each seems to be very competitive for receiving federal ...http://www.railpac.org/2008/08/28/tamc-rail-policy-committee-meeting-report/ CA July 3-Corridor ridership smashes records!- August 18, 2008 Coast Starlight overnight ridership UP! Report and Comments provided by Eugene K. Skoropowski Managing Director Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Whatever records on ridership and revenue that existed before July 2008 can be considered &8220;smashed&8221; by the July statistics. Major growth happened all across California, and the Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins both grew at a startling 32+% ...http://www.railpac.org/2008/08/18/ca-july-3-corridor-ridership-smashes-records/ |