Looks like the Sunset is doing pretty good, weather issues are contributing to Texas Eagle annullments.. Data courtesy of Mike Harris Howard Bingham ... From:...
"Last week, Amtrak's board elected Thomas Carper chairman. Former Chairman Donna McLean was named vice chairman to replace Hunter Biden, who remains a board...
Colleagues, To set the record straight, after much arm twisting, and explanation that the Sunset LImited was not a bus, Mayor Peyton wrote a very weak letter...
No, No - we need that train back to Florida. Lets not try to divide the house. I am barely supportive of Amtrak as it is, given that it is totally irrelevant...
Re - "imagine being able to go at least tri-weekly from LA to Atlanta!" Not to belabor the point - but - as others of us east of New Orleans have posted - we...
FYI: Howard Bingham ... From: National Association of Railroad Passengers To: ke5apj@... Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: Action...
I called Senator Landrieu - it surprises me that she would vote against rail. John Sita ... funding ... or this evening on a "kill-high-speed-rail" amendment...
Colleagues, A week or so ago, the local mayor, a very wealthy young man with access to his father's corporate jet, etc. was present at a dedication of some...
This includes a substantial amount for transit funding as well as $ 1.Billion for Intercity passenger rail (Of which Amtrak will get $ 800 million with...
Great letter, Jerry. That's keeping the heat on them. Believe it or not, but letters to the editor do get read by most public officials. John Sita ... access...
Colleagues, I received a reply to my letter today which was signed by Anne Witt, VP Strategic Parterships. She acknowleges by comment about the Sunset, its...
... ==================================== Amtrak knows that under this "mandate" they can present whatever plan they wish, to make restoration of the Sunset a...
Gene, Neither was I, and your thoughts are probably right on the target. I think Amtrak will use this as a test case and when it inevitably fails because the...
But we ought to keep plugging away at it. Jerry Sullivan ... From: jsitajraa@... To: SMART_RAIL@yahoogroups.com Cc: thomas reiser Sent: Saturday, February...
Jerry - You're absolutely right! Maybe they'll get sick and tired of "listening" to us and just give in! Probably not, but it was a thought. Barbara  But...
More from GARP. Barbara ... From: Georgia Association of Railroad Passengers To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: 2/7/2009 10:44:09 AM Subject: Georgia...
In a communication with an Amtrak employee who shall remain nameless, but who has gotten to be friendly with Boardman, I asked this person to tell Joe that he...
Todd - thought you might find this an interesting read. But since we've been working on this "project", well over a year, I've learned to take this kinda...
Don't get excited over this post to All_Aboard as the anonymous person that wrote it makes some pretty wild claims. Return of service by April...really?...
http://www.newsherald.com/common/printer/view.php? db=newsherald&id=71696 Sunset Limited shut out in stimulus By RYAN BURR / News Herald Writer February 8,...
Well, the funding required to restart service east of New Orleans is going to be minimal. No new equipment is needed and only a few stations (trailers) need...
We were advised a while back - don't remember who it was - that Mark Yachmetz was the person at the Federal Railroad Aministration (FRA) to get in touch with...
I did look on their website and the phone number is - 202 493-6381 (I assume it's Mr. Yachmetz phone) Barbara We were advised a while back - don't remember who...
... ==================================== That's bovine scatology. It's become apparent that the only thing shovel-ready is Amtrak's grave as a viable means of...
The main person pushing not reinstate the eastern portion (and also behind the folly of cutting San Antonio-New Orleans) was David Laney, Bush's FORMER...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
