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Tracking Rail News: July 2010
Commentary and Photos by Russ Jackson . . . On Time Performance. Strange month, what with the mid-west heavy rains causing detours for several trains. On June 24 heavy rain washed out the BNSF tracks...
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Tracking Rail News: August 2010
The San Joaquin in Bakersfield Photos and Commentary by Russ Jackson . . . There’s great news for San Joaquin riders. On July 26 Amtrak announced that on six of the twelve daily trains that now operate...
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Tracking Rail News: September 2010
Comments by Russ Jackson Photos by Mike Palmer, Bob Snow, James Washington and Russ Jackson Train 5 in the trench at the Reno, NV, station on August 19 This month we will track the On Time Performance...
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Tracking Rail News: October 2010
A UP freight train delays the arrival of Amtrak #5 in the Reno trench. Comments by Russ Jackson Photos by Bob Snow and Russ Jackson . . . On Time Performance. With the fiscal year ending in a few days,...
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Tracking Rail News: November 2010
Photos and Commentary by Russ Jackson John Murphy at the Davis Amtrak station baggage room. … Retirement and a milestone: We want to note the retirement of veteran Amtrak station agent John Murphy, who...
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Tracking Rail News: December 2010
Photo and Comments by Russ Jackson . . . Winter has begun for Amtrak. One of our classic photos is the westbound California Zephyr #5 at Winter Park, Colorado in the winter of 2000. The Thanksgiving...
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Tracking Rail News: January 2011
Comments by Russ Jackson and photos by Noel Braymer, Bob Snow and Russ Jackson . . . December: What a month for weather on Amtrak! The country was treated to real wintry weather, some places had snow...
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Tracking Rail News: February 2011
. . . Photos and Comments by Russ Jackson Two Amtrak California trainsets at the Sacramento station powered by Amtrak P-42 locomotives. . . . On January 10 Governor Brown introduced his proposed budget...
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Tracking Rail News: March 2011 (Grand finale)
Photos and Comments by Russ Jackson . . . Rail fans all over the country were chasing newly re-painted Amtrak P-42 locomotive 145 in February as it toured the country leading various Amtrak long...
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Winter and the Amtrak long distance trains
Report and Comments by Russ Jackson The western long distance trains had a rough winter in the northern 2/3 of the country. Some trains were canceled altogether for several days. Here is a rundown of...
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From an email sent by Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman on Jan. 4, 2017. His full email is reposted below. Only changes to the repost is the formatting, ensuring clarity when reading. Special Employee Advisory...
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This Month in Rail: January 2017
Starting with this edition for the first month of 2017, RailPAC introduces this new series on our blog to highlight the best rail-related stories over the last month. In between editions on this...
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This Month in Rail: February 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: March 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: April 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: May 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: June 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: July 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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This Month in Rail: August 2017
From the RailPAC team, we present to you some of the best rail-related stories we’ve read over this past month. In between editions on this space, you can also subscribe to our weekly emails sent out...
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