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Orange County Transportation Authority gets the LOSSAN Administration Contract 24 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
By Noel T. Braymer I was able to attend the LOSSAN Board meeting on August 23rd in San Diego at the Board Room of SANDAG. The final selection of an agency to take care of the administration of the re...
The Fallacy behind Hyperloop 23 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
By Noel T. Braymer The problem with Hyperloop, like most attempts to “reinvent the wheel”, is that the promoters of such ideas ignore the fundamentals of how transportation works. The fundamentals ar...
eNewsletter for August 19, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
In a brilliant display of self-promotion, Mr. Musk gave on a slow news month a massive dose of sensational distraction the media was hungry for. However a high speed shuttle from kinda close to Los An...
What’s the Good News for Rail Passenger Service in California? 16 Aug 2013 | 01:18 pm
By Noel T. Braymer Over the last 35 years or so there have been many ups and downs to expanding Rail Passenger Service in California. While things may seem rocky now, the future is very promising. Ju...
eNewsletter for August 12, 2013 16 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm
Amtrak has finished its management reorganization which means laying off many competent and highly experienced employees. Standing out in this group leaving Amtrak is Brian Rosenwald best known for hi...
Capitol and other CA Corridor Statistics (July, 2013) 16 Aug 2013 | 05:40 am
Reported by David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Capitol Corridor Service Performance For the first time in FY2013, the monthly Capitol Corridor ridership e...
Lessons for California from Spain about Trains 9 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
By Noel T. Braymer There has been some hysteria from the media about the future of High Speed Rail in California after the recent Train crash in Spain. There is a great deal California can learn from...
Metrolink’s Shrinking Ridership 9 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
By Noel T. Braymer Graphic from LOSSAN Why is ridership declining on Metrolink? There are many reasons. Much of the rise in ridership recently in public transportation is directly the result o...
eNewsletter for August 5, 2013 8 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Metrolink has hired additional security to check passengers for valid tickets before allowing them to board trains. Only half of the doors are opened for boarding where security and train crew inspect...
Some Interesting Things about Freight and Passenger Trains 2 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm
By Noel T. Braymer I recently got a copy of Trains Magazine’s extra edition of Railroad Maps. It is a compilation of material and graphics from previous Trains issues about changes in American Railro...
