trainspotter alert: pics an history of Bi-level ACE cars http://www.railpac.org/ http://www.railpac.org/issues/archives/bilevel/index.html reports trains weigh...
Rail Passenger - Prop 51 RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA 1008 10th St-703, Sacramento, CA 95814, 888-508-2640 September 2002 Dear RailPAC members,...
Published Saturday, August 31, 2002, in the Stockton Record ACE, SJRTD to get $1M in federal funds Federal authorities announced this week that two local...
FYI. I hope to not stur up too much controversy, but my quick review of the proposition does not indicate any funding would be specifically targeted towards...
... No apology needed. But, from near line 1500: (26) ACE Commuter Rail; add siding on UPRR line in Livermore Valley in Alameda County. One million dollars...
X-eGroups-Edited-By: ab@... Published Wednesday, August 28, 2002, in the Merced-Sun Star County supports looking at commuter rail options By Ching Lee ...
Bob That would be very good if the BART 580 boondoggle did not get any money but don't hold your breath. Prop 51 is really garbage legislation that provides...
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[ ACERider note: where is Byron ? see map at http://www.acerider.org/maps/moccoco/ ] Published Friday, August 30, 2002, in the Contra Contra Times Residents...
I believe that is existing money, not new money from prop 51. I don't see any new money for ACE in this. I don't see much for conventional or commuter rail...
Two things to think about - Byron lends itself to the Mococo line project, running down past the Mountain House development. Mountain House is in San Joaquin...
In a message dated 9/4/02 5:14:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, squid@... ... First, of all, does anyone have any track maps, Marey charts, etc. of this ...
Bill ... down with a lot of highway pork and non-transportation projects. Any comments? ... As usual, you are correct. Vaughn...
Vaughn Wolfe
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The line between Livermore and Pleasanton that run parallel to Stanley could easily handle double track and a "freight" siding. Unfortunately the foolish BART...
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my understanding about the list of projects is that it applies only to the first years of the measure (the pork that gets the measure passed) but that after...
I think Prop 51 has merit becasue, as Margaret said, 'it's about making the pie bigger for public transit, bicycling infrastructure, and other environmental...
Highlight of story: The Altamont Commuter Express that runs between Stockton and San Jose did not get track right of way from Union Pacific and has seen its ...
... Yeah, and when those projects have cost overruns they will soak up the rest of the money. Also, these different "pots" favor the bigger systems. So the...
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Sep 9, 2002 3:47 pm
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My family loves Monterey, especially midweek, so we often go down for two nights. It's 111 miles, and about 2 hours from my house in the Tri Valley, so it's...
Message from ACE: EVENING TICKET SALES Are you a Lathrop/Manteca station passenger sick of waiting in that long line to buy your tickets each month?...
From a SJ Mercury Roadshow Column: Q: Whatever happened to the program to improve the crossings on theCaltrain and Union Pacific tracks south of San Jose? Some...
[ Just about every story which mentions adding a train stop at Union City BART for Amtrak or Dumbarton Rail or for High Speed Rail also mentions bringing ACE...
Well Gang It sounds like HSR is on the ropes ... The train would run from San Diego to Sacramento, with a side line running to the Bay Area from Merced. That...
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Sep 11, 2002 4:15 pm
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... The train would run from San Diego to Sacramento, with a side line running to the Bay Area from Merced. That line would split in San Jose with one line...
... the Altamomt Pass, Los Banos area, or another route, but this part will be a lot cheaper than the mountain tunnel near LA. ... The CHSRA has already ruled...
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Sep 11, 2002 5:34 pm
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Has anybody heard of an ACE 2002 passenger survey ? (2001 survey analysis at http://www.acerail.com/survey2001.html ) dc...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. ACE Board meeting Date: Monday, September 16, 2002 Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM PDT (GMT-07:00) ACE Board...
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Message from ACE: Train #06 FREMONT TICKET SALES Due to an amended contract with our ticket vendor in Fremont, ticket sales before #06's arrival have been...
[ I assume ticket sales before trains #01, #02, #03, #04, and #05 continue, and that the Depot Cafe closes around 6pm, just after train #04 departs, and that...
Published Friday, September 13, 2002, in the San Francisco Business Times Union City pursues grand ambition By Daniel S. Levine Union City is negotiating to...
