Here is an interview with CSLRA member Nate Kaplan (GoRail) and CSLRA Vice President Steve Murray on the radio station KAHI afternoon news with Casey Freelove, discussing CSLRA’s April 2018 trip to Sacramento.
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Amtrak: Where is the public input? Where is the transparency?
An article in Railway Age by Joseph A. Boardman…
Having spent much of my productive life at the state and federal levels observing, studying, regulating and then leading a rail management team, I am appalled with what increasingly appears a unilateral violation of the public trust by Amtrak’s current leadership to dismantle our interconnected, intercity rail passenger network, beginning with hollowing out of its long-distance passenger train service.
Amtrak is not a privately held corporation whose fate is to be determined by a few individuals behind closed doors. It was created by the people and for the people and is funded by taxpayers who help to supplement Amtrak’s farebox revenue. Amtrak provides a cherished public service, with opinion polls repeatedly validating support for its existence and even expansion.
Thank You to Sponsors of CSLRA’s Sacramento Visit, and Photos
Many thanks to our sponsors for CSLRA’s Sacramento Visit on April 17, 2018. See a related GoRail press release.
Lanyards – TASK Transcription Services
Dinner Apr 16 – Pacific Harbor Li
Evening Beverages – A&K Railroad Materials
Lunch Apr 17 – San Francisco Bay Railroad
Evening Beverages – Stella-JoneS
Audio-Visual – OmniTRAX
Morning Break – Modesto & Empire Traction Co.
CSLRA members with ASM Chiu – Barbara O’Neill, Jeff Hone and Ryan Martin
Outside the governor’s office – CSLRA members Kimia Khatami, Larry Gomez and Nate Kaplan
CSLRA members with ASM O’Donnell – Don Norton, Bob Schuh and Dave Buccolo