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Presentation from TRAC’s Successful January 3rd North Bay Rail Forum
TRAC presented a North Bay Rail Forum in Napa on January 3, 2018. Here is the presentation, in which we lay out plans for rail connections between SMART, the Capitol Corridor in Suisun, St. Helena and the Vallejo Ferry. TRAC … Continue reading
TRAC’s Comments on Draft State Rail Plan Now Online
TRAC has developed extensive comments regarding the State of California’s Draft Statewide Rail Plan 2018. Comments were due today by 5:00 p.m. close of business. This document is long, so it will take a few moments to load. [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.calrailnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/TRACCommentsStateRailPlan2017.pdf”]
November 2017-February 2018 California Rail News Now Available
The latest California Rail News is now online (takes a few moments to load): [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.calrailnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/crn112017_web.pdf”]
HyperLoop May Work, Technically Speaking – But Not as Hyped
By Michael D. Setty California Rail News Editor & Webmaster When evaluating the potential for any new technology such as HyperLoop, consider that many new products fail. One source says that 85% of all new consumer products fail within two … Continue reading
Self-Driving Cars: Not Worth the Trouble, Won’t Replace Transit
By Michael D. Setty, CRN Editor Major media in the United States incessantly tell us that the widespread adoption of self-driving cars is just around the corner, and that this technological wonder is going to “disrupt” transportation on a broad … Continue reading