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Another month, another set of ridership gains on Amtrak California. And this time the gains are led by the “train to somewhere” route, the San Joaquins, which like the first construction segment of the high speed rail project include stops at Fresno, Hanford and Bakersfield: San Joaquin, which runs through the Central Valley, linking Los [...]
With the possibility that Jerry Brown might be elected to his third term as governor on Tuesday, it seemed worth taking a trip back to 1982. Brown was finishing his second term as governor and running for a seat in the US Senate against San Diego mayor Pete Wilson. Wilson won, but Brown left an [...]
Last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood regarding a proposed “demonstration” high speed rail run from Los Angeles to San Diego on existing infrastructure. It would have an implementation date of November of this year. Schwarzenneger-Lahood Demo Train First, it’s important to emphasize what the letter does not suggest. This would [...]
One of the consistent points this blog has made since we launched in March 2008 is that HSR is part of an overall effort to revive passenger rail in California. HSR isn’t a substitute for other forms of local rail – in some places, like the Peninsula and Southern California, it enhances local rail by [...]
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