"Rail consultants have stated that in order to meet the travel time requirements from Watsonville to Santa Cruz, a new passenger train would need to reach speeds of up to 60 mph. However, the topographical challenges of the Branch Line make it difficult to achieve these desired speeds while also accommodating a trail," writes Brian Peoples in a Guest Commentary.
Trail Now has interviewed all candidates for 2nd District supervisor and we plan to issue a recommended candidate soon. This week, we met with Kristen Brown. Kristen has worked for many years in the public sector and has served, for the past seven years, on the Capitola City Council. During our meeting, we discussed the […]
The Capitola Trestle cannot be used for trains today or for any future passenger rail system. Retiring RTC Executive Director Guy Preston had recommended railbanking, pulling/recycling rails and ties and converting the Capitola Trestle into a trail, providing a design of the proposed Capitola Trestle Trail. Unfortunately for our community, Kristen Brown (2nd District Supervisor […]
A letter writer (Nov. 19) opines that “Railbanking would have helped gridlock.” The writer then follows this falsehood with effusive praise for RTC Executive Director Guy Preston and his vision for railbanking. Railbanking is required for a trail-only option over the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL). The author, who is a vocal proponent for […]
Politics are crazy! We get to vote for a narcissist-criminal or mature/Silent Gen-career politician for president of the United States. Worst of all, county residents have no influence on the vote for president. Fortunately, we can make a difference in our local elections. Vote for supervisors and city councils that support railbanking now and opening […]