You are correct about that, but I sent my comments in anyway.? Isn't this the year for change? Bob F. ... From: Jerry Sullivan <jhsulliv@...> To:...
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All - I wish to inform the group as a whole that I will no longer be actively involved in SMART in any capacity. I relinquish my Florida Liaison to Jerry...
Colleagues, Here is the text of a my letter (actually part of a longer letter) that was published in the paper today. Another part of the letter was...
Rec'd this today from GARP and thought it is something the SMART membership can act on. This gives us another opportunity to have our "wants" heard with any...
Yes, very good, Jerry. Thanks for taking the initiative. John Sita ... informed is the only way to success! ... that was ... published ... infrastructure...
Hello: The following article was sent to you from timesunion.com by tom reiser (treiser@...). ... Charting new route for Amtrak Boardman emphasizes need...
Jerry, The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials represent all State Departments of Transportation, and yes they are notoriuosly...
http://www.emeraldcoast.com/articles/act_6646___article.html/service_a mtrak.html Amtrak still on return track? December 2, 2008 - 3:48 PM Brian Hughes,...
Here's the reason why many western Amtrak trains are setting ON TIME records in November & into December this year.. Freight carloadings down between 15% & 40%...
OK, Amtrak has a new CEO that has just said that he wants to preserve the coast-to-coast interconnected system. Then I say that has to include the Sunset...
I wouldn't sell AASHTO short. They've come a long way in recent years on passenger rail, thanks in part to Joe Boardman's leadership with SCORT. Any avenues...
The city of Beaumont does need to seek funding for a station - but it certainly shouldn't expect Amtrak to fund it. If the city is waiting for Amtrak to build...
John - send along his address and I'll zip one along to him. There are several "civilians" in the Mobile area who I think would be happy to write to him as...
National Railroad Passenger Corporation Attn: Joseph H. Boardman 60 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002 If you want to use AMTRAK instead of NRPC, I...
The meeting we had scheduled for this Saturday (December 13) to discuss our bylaws has been canceled. Evidently many members have other commitments this...
Give me an address, and I'll send one. I'll approach it from a frequent rider standpoint. Jerry Sullivan ... From: "John Sita" <jsitajraa@...> To: "SMART...
Feel free to add to this as you think of more points. ======================================= * Restoring the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans will...
Hey, while we're at it - let's write the Board, too. Same address. Ms. Donna McLean - Chairman of the Board Mr. R. Hunter Biden - Vice Chairman of the Board ...
Would there be a fax number as well? Barbara ... From: John Sita To: SMART_RAIL@yahoogroups.com Sent: 12/9/2008 11:24:06 AM Subject: [SMART_RAIL] Re: Mr....
The only fax number that I found on Amtrak's site that could possibly work is for government affairs - 202-906-3865. I think I still have the president's...
Given the family connection, I suspect that letters to Biden might be more likely to generate internal comments than to any of the other board members. Jerry...
BTW: TXARP has been following this with an official at the Beaumont city manager office for nearly 5 years, the city has been trying to find a location closer...
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Dear John, Thanks for the helpful facts. Here is one more. "Amtrak has been reluctant to restart the route, though, because of low ridership before Katrina...
John Turner made a good point that I wanted to share with the group - perhaps you can use this in your letters. John pointed out that the LAX-NOL remnant of...