I guess I made it into the group. My count is 16 I think as of this morning (I think Lyndon is under two addresses). I could be wrong on count. I notice we...
Yes, indeed - we have several new members. We've got one new member from California and another that should come on line soon - plus I've sent an invite to...
To all of my SMART friends: As more folks are coming to our group, please remember our mission - to preserve, restore, and expand Amtrak passenger service...
For progress into improvements UP has planned on the Sunset Route west of El Paso, CLICK the URL included in the forwarded message.. The URL is to a UPRR...
Howard Bingham
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Apr 1, 2008 7:14 pm
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This obviously has significant implications for the Sunset. The only suggestion the report gave was for Amtrak to increase its incentive payments. Sen....
FYI: Howard Bingham ... FYI: Howard Bingham ================================ To: all_aboard@yahoogroups.com From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin@...> Date: Tue,...
Howard Bingham
howardb@...
Apr 2, 2008 1:13 am
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"Paul Mangelsdorf knows too well how difficult it can be to craft a "rail is the answer" message that'll resonate with legislators, policymakers, business...
Happy Birthday to US... How many remembered that April 2nd. is the anniversary to the Sunset Limited Transcontinental service..? As well as the Superliner I...
An interesting report by the US Inspector General, at request of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.. Included is...
Comments from George Bollinger, re: visit of McCain to Jacksonville on 4/3/08. (He was stationed at JaxNAS at some point in his, i.e. McCain's career) Jerry...
... The way I look at it is: Every little bit helps. We all need to utilize whatever resources and contacts we have in support of the goals for the Sunset that...
This courtesy of Mike Harris in Houston (He has access to UP trace data.. Howard Bingham ... Subject: Amtrak #1-01 Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:39:32 -0700 Looks...
I'm glad to report that we're up to 23 members, but I'd like to see us with even more advocates - particularly from Texas and Florida. If you know anyone that...
At the next NRHS meeting on April 17, I plan to suggest this to my membership. There is only one fellow in it that might be problem. Jerry Sullivan ... From:...
I'm happy to report that we're up to 26 people on our list now. I'd still like to have more folks with us from Texas and Florida so please keep working on...
I would concur on that, i.e. the name, John, but I think the uncomfortableness comes not so much from the name per se', but rather that the name has become...
I've been told that the next meeting of SMART is scheduled to be held in New Orleans tentatively in early to mid-June. Is there any way this could be scheduled...
John - I have no problem with moving June meeting to 14 Jun - that's fine with me. Richard W. - Gulf Breeze jsitajraa@... wrote: I don't have a problem...
I looked at my social calendar (Ha!) and the 14th will be fine with me. Barbara ... From: To: SMART_RAIL@yahoogroups.com Cc: Nawdry Sent: 4/6/2008 9:26:27 PM ...
... -- No problem here either... In the future, maybe it would be best to check dates of APTA, NARP & NRHS meetings before setting meeting dates.. Most of...
Good advice Howard. We really need to avoid changing dates if possible, and we do need to make sure we're not conflicting with another meeting so as to allow ...
Jerry, our next meeting is again in New Orleans, on June 14th. Areas of other meetings will be discussed at that time I believe. Barbara Sent: 4/7/2008...
... OK, I appreciate the group members' flexibility on this. I'll inform Dave Dobbs - he needs to nail down our arrangements for the APTA meeting in SF as well...
... Tallahassee sounds like a good idea to me - PARTICULARLY if SMART members can get some State DOT and especially political reps (or their aides) to attend. ...
That is what I was referring to. I was told that there had been some discussion of a Florida meeting for the next one after that, possibly in August. I also...
I won't commit to any airline except SouthWest either, and I am not all that sure about them since the fiasco of the last few weeks. It would be hard to get a...
The reason I suggested Pensacola is only because I asked Allan to see if he could arrange for us to use the Pensacola Amtrak Station as Amtrak still leases it....
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