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Subject: Funding Fight for Chief continues, PortlandEugene service in trouble, BNSF gets drones.
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This is the grade crossing running through the intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt Avenues on theBNSF mainline in southeast Los Angeles County. This is just one of the many busy grade crossing thatcan be a problem with road traffic for trains. This crossing will be the next to be grade separated betweenLos Angeles and Fullerton, with design work for it now under way. Just 4 more grade crossing to replacebetween LA and Fullerton after this. Photo by Noel T. Braymer
Jogger wearing headphones, hit, killed by Amtrak train in FrostproofWFLA Mar 30, 2015On Monday, March 30, the Amtrak 98 Silver Meteor train from Miami to New York, made its last stopin Sebring and was heading to its next stop in Winter Haven just after 12 p.m....No foul play is suspected. As of 3 p.m., the train was still stopped on the tracks, and had passengers on it.
PUBLIC SAFETY: Fantasy train jumping spurs reality checkPressEnterprise Mar 31, 2015They aren’t afraid someone will leap off a moving train. But with all the jumping off of – and in front of– trains in the new futuristic fantasy film “Insurgent,” Metrolink spokesman Jeff Lustgarten said officialsare fretting moviegoers will be desensitized to the very real danger of railroads.
Metrolink PSAs To Hit SoCal Theaters Amid Concerns Films Glamorize DangersOf Moving TrainsCBS Local Mar 31, 2015LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Hollywood blockbuster “Insurgent” is receiving some backlashfrom Metrolink, which claims the film and others like it glamorize the dangers of moving trains.The rail service in response says it’s created its own public service announcements, which Metrolink plansto show in Southern California movie theaters beginning this summer.
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What most people don't realize is for the shot of 2 people jumping the tracks in front of a trainthere is an old movie trick to do that. Using a powerful telephoto lens, it can look like people arealmost in front of the train when in fact there is quite some distance between the people and thetrain. It is still dangerous to jump in front of a moving trains at any distance because you neverknow when you will slip on a rail or ballast. NB
Grade crossing project planned along California rail corridorProgressive Rail RoadingApr 1, 2015Federal and local officials are expected to gather Thursday to mark the start of construction on a newfourtrack railroad bridge over Fairway Drive in Industry, Calif.Coordinated by the Alameda CorridorEast (ACE) Construction Authority, the work is part of a largerproject aimed at improving safety at 55 grade crossings along the corridor in the San Gabriel Valley.
Metro light rail crash near USC renews debate on light rail safetyL.A. Times Mar 28, 2015Just before 11 a.m., a driver in a silver Hyundai sedan turned left across the tracks toward a USC campusgate and collided with the train. The crash pushed two of the Metro lightrail cars onto Exposition andleft 12 people hurt, one critically.The crash is renewing a decadeslong debate about whether more safety measures are needed in LosAngeles County's growing rail network where drivers, pedestrians and lightrail trains share the roadway.
Metro train lines need better intersection safety design: Guest CommentaryLA Daily NewsApr 3, 2015A study conducted by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on 10 light rail systems across the nationrevealed that motor vehicle turns in front of overtaking light rail trains account for the largest proportionof accidents, 56 percent in Los Angeles. On many occasions, this is due to a lack of warning signs or of agate preventing a left turn across the tracks. In some cases, drivers in a hurry will deliberately drivearound closed gates that are intended to block traffic from crossing the tracks. Even if a warning isalready given, vehicles may not have ample time to clear the tracks.
Recent Crashes Prompt Police Across Nation to Ramp up Rail Crossing CitationsClaimsJournal.comApr 2, 2015At least two other traincar collisions resulted in injuries in the New York suburbs in the past month, butthat’s not unusual. The Railroad Administration noted more than 10,000 crashes at railroad crossings inthe past five years, causing 1,211 deaths and 4,644 injuries.“This is where people are getting killed; this is where the danger is,” said U.S. Rep. Sean PatrickMaloney, of New York. He has asked the Railroad Administration for a “deep dive” investigation todetermine the nation’s most dangerous crossings and which safety devices are best at preventingcollisions.
Florida Church Van Crash Leaves 8 Dead, 10 Hurt; Vehicle Ends Up In CanalNBCNews.comMar 30, 2015Eight people were killed and 10 injured when their church van crashed in Florida early Monday, officialssaid.The 15seat van, from the Independent Haitian Assembly of God in Fort Pierce, was carrying 18 peopleback from Fort Myers when it passed through a stop sign at the intersection of State Road 78 and U.S.Highway 27 in Glades County around 12:30 a.m. ET, the Florida Highway Patrol said.Since February 3rd with the Metro North crash at a grade crossing in New York killing 6 people,every grade crossing passenger train accident has been a media event. These include the accidenton Metrolink near Oxnard with one death, the accident on Amtrak in North Carolina and last
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week's LA Metro Expo Line derailment. After all of these events the media has questioned thesafety of rail service. But this single accident with a church van in Florida killed more people thanall the passenger train accidents of the last 2 months. How serious are church van or busaccidents? It is hard to find data on this. But a Google search of church bus accidents will bringthe names of dozens of law firms which specialize in church bus accidents. The problem is not withpassenger trains. Passengers often survive accidents with massive physical destruction. The fault ofall of these and most accidents on the railroad rights of way are by people or their vehicles beingon the tracks where they don't belong. The bigger problem are road accidents which are socommon that they often don't make the news. It may not be until most road vehicles are driven bycomputers and not people that roads become truly safe. NB
North Dakota will now require certain explosive gases to be removed from railtransported shale oilBusiness Insider Apr 1, 2015North Dakota will from Wednesday require the morethan 1.2 million barrels of crude extracted each dayfrom the state's Bakken shale formation be run through machines that remove volatile gases linked torecent crudebyrail disasters
BNSF to patrol track with dronesSioux City Journal Apr 4, 2015BNSF Railway Co. has received approval to use remotely controlled flying drones to assist in theinspection of railroad infrastructure and operations.The use of unmanned aerial vehicles is intended to allow BNSF to maximize safety in railroad operations,the company said, but it isn't yet specifying how and where they'll be used.BNSF did say it will use the drones, equipped with cameras, to inspect track and monitor trains. Otherapplications will be investigated.
Should a 710 Freeway tunnel allow trucks and will it be safe?The San Gabriel Valley TribuneMar 31, 2015While the debate over extending the 710 Freeway is six decades old, a new angle involving doing it bytunnel is grabbing most of the air time, even though four options are being examined by Caltrans....At a price of $3.1 billion to $5.65 billion, the tunnel would cost more than a proposed lightrail line,estimated at $2.4 billion. Some argue the real cost will end up closer to $10 billion....In a nuanced stand,Duarte City Councilman John Fasana, one of the panelists and a Metro board member, said trucks shouldbe prohibited from the tunnel. ...Najarian agreed, but said the trucking lobby and port shipping businesses will want access to the newportion of the freeway to move goods from south to north. “It is Metro’s intention that this be a truckfreight corridor,” he said.All the more reason to send intermodal port traffic by rail. NB
Amtrak line between Eugene and PDX in dangerKOIN.comMar 30, 2015SALEM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Amtrak service between Portland and Eugene could be in trouble due to alack of funding.A public hearing was held in Salem Monday to discuss a proposed budget for Amtrak’s Cascadesroute that is millions of dollars short of what’s needed to keep it running.
Chief funding derailed in SenatePueblo Chieftain Apr 3, 2015But sponsors of the failed amendment still are trying to find money for track repairs this year.
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The Southwest Chief route from Lamy, N.M., to Newton, Kan., is no longer in immediate jeopardy, butstate officials emphasize that Amtrak’s decision hinges on continued funding of rail upgrades.
No construction of new Susquehanna River bridge likely until 2020s ...Baltimore SunApril 1, 2015"It has not been determined," Craig Rolwood, of Amtrak, said regarding a construction start date during arecent community forum on the project held in Havre de Grace last week. Organizers estimated 91 peopleattended the threehour forum."The earliest that construction could start would probably be 2020, but it's fundingdependent," Rolwoodsaid.
Amtrak labeled one of 'America's Best Employers'The HillMar 30, 2015Amtrak has been named a “top employer” among U.S. companies by Forbes magazine.The rail company was ranked number 401 out of 500 on Forbes's list of “America’s Best Employers” for2015.
Electrical fire delays MBTA Commuter Rail, AmtrakWCVB Boston Apr 4, 2015BOSTON —An electrical fire at the Forest Hills Commuter Rail station caused significant delays fortrains Saturday morning. The fire, which required the use of chemical extinguishers by the Boston FireDepartment, was impacting service for Amtrak and MBTA trains.
Planners want more Amtrak routes from PittsburghNew Castle NewsApr 2, 2015Pittsburgh area planners are on board with a proposal for Amtrak to add more trips to its Pennsylvanianpassenger service.Lawrence County Commissioner Steve Craig wrote a letter on Monday to the acting secretary of thePennsylvania Department of Transportation on behalf of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission,expressing support for increased passenger rail service from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and New YorkCity.
North County Signal Problems Cause Train Delays Throughout SoCalTimes of San Diego Mar 29, 2015An apparent signal problems in North County cause train services in Los Angeles and Orange counties tobe delayed by 20 minutes Sunday.Amtrak, Metrolink, Coaster and Sprinter trains were all affected by the problem, said an official at theNorth County Transit District.Officials at the North County rail agency did not explain what caused thedelays...
Scotland demands highspeed rail pledgeScotsman (blog) Apr 2, 2015Transport secretary Keith Brown has said Scotland must be included in plans to roll out high speed railacross UK as the main Westminster parties clashed over plans to “scale back” the project.The issue dominated the UK election campaign yesterday as Chancellor George Osborne warned Labourwas ready to “cancel” the £21 billion scheme amid fears of cost overruns.
China may invest $5.2bn in Russia's first high speed railwayRTApr 1, 2015Beijing is interested in funding Russia’s first highspeed rail line between Moscow and Kazan. China
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would invest a total of $5.2 billion (300 billion rubles) in the project.The bulk of the investment, $4.3 billion at current exchange rates (250 billion rubles) will come in theform of 20year loans from Chinese banks, and the other $860 million would come as an equity paymentfrom the Chinese company in charge of the project, RIA Novosti reported Sunday, citing sources familiarwith the proposal.
Work for highspeed rail uncovers old trolley tracks in ChinatownFresno BeeApr 2, 2015Construction crews working on relocating underground utility pipelines in Fresno’s Chinatown districtfor California’s highspeed train project unearthed remnants of a decidedly slower transportation modewhen they began digging on F Street this week.
High Speed Rail forcing closure of businesses in Northwest FresnoABC30.com Apr 3, 2015FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Several businesses will be forced out in a busy part of Northwest Fresno tomake way for High Speed Rail.The Union Pacific is a common sight for drivers heading down Golden State near Herndon. Eventually amust faster bullet train is expected to travel through this area and cut through where Starbucks, Subwayand Yukon Jack's currently stand."They notified us about two years ago that they were going to widen golden state and put in high speedrail," said Yukon Jack's owner, Kelly Allred.
Approval process continues for Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery crude by railprojectKSBY San Luis Obispo NewsApr 2, 2015San Luis Obispo The Santa Maria Refinery proposed a project last year that would add a rail line on itsproperty in Arroyo Grande. If approved, the project would transport up to five 80car trains carryingcrude oil through the area each week.On Wednesday, a public meeting was held in Grover Beach where both Phillips 66 and concerned citizensspoke.
As the U.S. population grew, gas consumption dropped 11 percentWashington Post Mar 30, 2015But with Congress facing a May 31 deadline to find more money to fund transportation, bumping up thefederal tax on gasoline, now 18.4 cents per gallon, seems like a bad bet to ensure a longterm flow ofcash.A number of senators and some lobbyists, including AAA and the influential U.S. Chamber ofCommerce, have advocated increasing the fuel tax as the most expeditious means of bolstering theflagging Highway Trust Fund, the destination for gas tax revenue and the source of federal transportationfunding.In the House, however, the reception for a gas tax hike ranges from tepid to frigid.
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'Seamless' Bay Area transit system proposed to attract new ridersSFGateMar 30, 2015While BART, Caltrain and Muni are bursting at the seams as the region and the economy grow, just 3percent of Bay Area commuters take transit, and the fragmented nature of the transit system is partially toblame, the report says.The report, from the regional urban think tank SPUR, calls for creation of an integrated transit systemthat makes it easier for existing and potential riders to navigate the Bay Area’s labyrinth of transitsystems as if they were one.
How to make the Bay Area's tangle of public transit options less chaoticSan Francisco Business Times (blog) Mar 31, 2015The group also calls out the Metropolitan Transit Commission, the stateauthorized transit coordinator inthe region, for stopping short of requiring transit operators to change routes and business rules. Forexample, there are still no timed transfers from BART to feeder buses, the report said.SPUR found in interviews that MTC also has strained relationships with its operators.Planning easiertransfers for riders is also important because major transit hubs will soon come online. Those hubsinclude the Valley Transit Authority’s BARTSilicon Valley Extension to San Jose, Caltrain’s DowntownExtension in San Francisco and the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Central Subway.
ETicketing: New Purchase Methods Expected to Drive Advancement of U.S. ...PR Newswire UK (press release) Apr 1, 2015MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ The global transit industry is seeinghistoric levels of investment. In the United States, emphasis is on the development and implementation ofthe latestgeneration technologies, including automated fare collection (AFC) systems to passengers. Withcities across the US focusing on transitoriented development to support doortodoor integrated mobility,AFC systems have huge growth potential.
What Online Ticketing can Mean for Rail TravelBy Noel T. BraymerSo what could we do if all rail, transit and intercity bus services had a standard, online and paperlessticketing system that could be used to provide seamless transfers between these different travel modes inCalifornia? Besides simplifying accounting for ticket sales, speeding up ticketing and costing less, online
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ticketing would make it very simple to buy tickets with transfers between trains and between buses andtrains. This would create seamless ticketing between different travel modes.
Caltrain's Joint Powers Board looks at an increase in deaths this yearabc7news.com Apr 2, 2015SAN CARLOS, Calif. (KGO) The Joint Powers Board that oversees Caltrain addressed the risingproblem of deaths along the rail system at a meeting in San Carlos on Thursday.So far this year, there have been 10 people killed on Caltrain tracks.There were 10 for all of last year. More than half of those were suicides.To minimize incidents, Caltrain has installed 18 miles of new fencing, and elevated some crossings, butthat has proved costly.
Palo Alto proposes cameras for Caltrain tracksSan Jose Mercury NewsApr 3, 2015As Palo Alto and Caltrain work to contain a teen suicide cluster, a new idea has surfaced that may helpprevent additional deaths on the four miles of train track that cut through the city.Cameras with thecapability to autonomously alert authorities when a person is on the tracks could be installed in thecoming months. Ken Dueker, director of the city's Office of Emergency Services, said similar systemsare already used in airports and other areas where public safety is a concern.
Palo Alto: Council set to approve additional spending for Track WatchSan Jose Mercury News Apr 3, 20115Palo Alto is about to more than double the budget for Track Watch, a program that places security guardsat Caltrain crossings.On Monday, the City Council will be asked to retroactively approve City Manager James Keene's decisionto spend $123,000 to increase the number of guards, following a teen suicide on the tracks in October, aswell as a $175,000 budget amendment ordinance to fund the beefed up program through June 1.
Palo Alto: Expanded shuttle service to begin April 1San Jose Mercury NewsMar 30, 2015Starting Wednesday, the Crosstown Shuttle will operate every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.instead of hourly. Used primarily by students and seniors, the service links the north and south ends oftown.In late October, the City Council approved proposals to ramp up the frequency of the Crosstown Shuttleand to seek publicprivate partnerships to fund a new West Shuttle, which would ferry commutersbetween the University Avenue Caltrain station in downtown Palo Alto and businesses in the NorthBayshore area of neighboring Mountain View.
Commuters turn to Caltrain's tweets for immediate delay updatesPeninsula PressApr 1, 2015In a year where there have already been 10 fatalities on the Caltrain tracks, the transit agency’s socialmedia outreach is proving to be especially important to share key transit updates with Bay Areacommuters.Jeremy Lipps has been Caltrain’s social media officer for just over two years and managesoutbound communication for Caltrain’s Facebook, Google Plus, Foursquare, Instagram, Pinterest andTwitter accounts. The official Caltrain Twitter account, @Caltrain_News, provides quick and free newson service impacts, media updates, delays and interruptions, community notices and other generalinformation.
BART opens Contra Costa CrossoverRailway Track & StructuresApr 2, 2015
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The two new sections of track crossovers are located in between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stationsand will allow trains to cross over at high speed to the opposite track to reroute service around a disabledtrain, trackside problem, or maintenance crew. BART has other crossover tracks systemwide, but this linehad a five mile gap with no track crossover, causing delays to quickly escalate when incidents occur.
LOSSAN Interactive Map New interactive map highlights current and future projects.LOSSAN Coastal Rail CorridorThe LOSSAN (Los AngelesSan DiegoSan Luis Obispo) rail corridor is the second busiest intercity railcorridor in the nation, playing a critical role in the movement of people and goods within the SouthernCalifornia region. This story map highlights some of the improvements being made to the LOSSAN railcorridor in San Diego County.
Metro takes another step forward in effort to build affordable transit at transit hubsStreetsblog LA Apr 2, 2015According to the L.A. Times, “the city recently estimated that 82,000 additional affordable units will beneeded by 2021.”Nonprofit developers have been aware of this problem for some time. Approximately8000 families applied for the 184 units of affordable housing that the East L.A. Community Corporationhas built in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles recently. 1500 families vied for a spot in the 60unitresidence on Whittier Bl. built by the Retirement Housing Foundation last March.
Metro Proposes Simplified LetterNames For Rail and BRT LinesUrbanize L.A.Apr 2, 2015According to a presentation posted to the Metro website for an upcoming Westside/Central ServiceCouncil Meeting, Metro is considering renaming all fixedguideway lines using a simplified letterbasednaming convention. The new naming scheme would affect all Metro rail lines as well the Orange andSilver bus rapid transit lines.The numbers will still match the old colors for the lines. As Metro expands it will have more linessharing tracks and branching off from each other, which is good. This should help you get on thetrain going to the right branch. NB
Video: goodbye Art LeahyThe Source April 2, 2015Metro CEO Art Leahy’s last day with the agency is Friday. He announced his departure earlier this yearand the above video gives Art the chance to say both farewell and thank you to his many colleagues atMetro over the decades.Of course, Art’s not going that far away. He’ll begin as Metrolink’s new CEO later this month andMetrolink, of course, is funded in part by Metro as well as the county transportation agencies in Orange,Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
Sacramento RevivalThe Architect's NewspaperMar 31, 2015 The Sacramento Valley Station (SAC), serving California’s capital, is the busiest Amtrak depot west ofChicago. Built in 1926 as one of the last of the great preDepression urban rail depots, SAC, though stillfunctioning, fell into disrepair over the decades. The City of Sacramento has finally embarked on aneffort to renovate and restore it, making it one of the centerpieces of a large downtown redevelopmentthat includes a new stadium, a mixeduse complex, and more.
Old locomotive workshops still in use around Sacramento area(Video)KCRA SacramentoMar 27, 2015There are some old locomotive workshops in Sacramento that are still in use today, and they house some
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important pieces of California's railroad history.
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Metrolink cabcar in the push position . If you look closely at the top of the cab's center window, you willsee the video camera pointing down the tracks. Having video of incidents on the tracks goes a long wayin showing what happened when there is problem or accident on the railroad.. Photo by Noel T. Braymer
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We Get EmailsRe:Amtrak runs on 97% of US rails?!?!The item from the Weekly Standard has this astounding “factoid”—I WISH Amtrak ran on 97% of UStracks! :) I think they confused the percentage of track that Amtrak actually owns—i.e., NEC and afew bits elsewhere—with the US rail system as a whole. And, what, no comment from our esteemededitor? :)Tom CockleMcKinleyville CAI read a lot of material preparing the eNewsletter so I often scan but don't study every word. What I liked about this story was it gave a review of Amtrak's legal status now as a part of thegovernment. The original plan was for the railroads to save money on passenger service byconsolidating it into Amtrak. Amtrak was suppose to operate like a terminal district or a unionstation with ownership shared by the railroads. NB
Timetable showing connecting trainsFor several years now, on the weekday San Bernardino Line, they have shown train 802 connectingRiverside to San Bernardino train 321.Several connections like this could be shown. we can hope for the best with new management.Ed Von Nordeck
Re: Southwest Chief dilemmaHI Noel: This is Earl Nickles. Member of the Orange County Rail .Historical.Society. retired Barberfrom the Overland trail and 23 year operator at the Orange Empire Railway Museum.. I think the realsolution to the Southwest Chief dilemma is a second train to run the L.A. to Chicago route throughTexas. That is the route I road years ago when in the Navy on the Grand Canyon Limited. It would begreat for me now. I could board at Fullerton and get off at Clovis just north of Portalis where my brotherlives. That would be great. Both possible S,W, Chief routes cover two different but vast areas betweenN.M. and Kansas that both need to be served and would also provide two different departure and arrivalchoices at each end. Yes, I know, all it would require is money. As much as the government waists now itshould be no problem to findEarl Nickles.Better yet would be for the Southwest Chief to be operated with 2 sections. Running longer trainsdoesn't add traffic on busy railroads like the BNSF. But it opens many new markets for railservice when trains split into sections. There are plenty of places that should be connected withbetter rail service. The money is there to do this. The problem is convincing people to spend it. NB
Re: Thank YouNOELVERY INTERESTING INFODON'T SEE HOW YOU HAVE TIME TO PUT ALL THAT TOGETHERWEALL APPRECIATE IT THOUGHJOHN WESTONYou are very welcome. NB
Re:Old SacramentoA short while ago I went down to Old Sacramento (the historic section of town) to work as a CarAttendant on one of the California State Railroad Museum's "School Trains" (they bring busloads ofschool kids down to visit the museum and then give them a ride on the Historic Excursion Train). As I was walking to the Crew Center (located in the Old Freight Depot shown in the video), I noticedRob, the host of the locallyproduced PBS station's "Rob on the Road" program, along with his
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cameraman and Paul Hammond, Director of the Railroad Museum.I wondered what they were doing and now I know......they were filming an episode of the Show called"Exploring Old Sacramento". It's on the local PBS station tonight, but you can watch it via this link totheir website. http://vids.kvie.org/video/2365453862/It's a great overview of the rich history packed into this tiny section of Sacramento. And you get to seewhere I "hang out" with many of my fellow train museum volunteer buddies throughout the year.If you ever have a chance to visit, it's well worth it.Enjoy.Chuck Robuck
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