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Archive -- Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains September 2019 Meeting
Date
Saturday, September 21, 2019 10:00 AM Saturday, September 21, 2019 3:00 PM
Location
Queen City Q Restuarant 225 East 6th Street Charlotte NC 28202
The Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains will meet in Charlotte, NC at the Queen City Q Restaurant on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
The address is 225 East 6th Street, Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28202. The phone number is 980 272-6341.
Parking is in the 7th Street Station Building parking deck. All day Saturday parking is free with validation.
CAPT members will meet those arriving on the morning Piedmont train ( #73 ) from Raleigh at the Amtrak station. Arrival is scheduled at 9:40 am . The group will then take a tour of the Gold Line Streetcar construction along Beatties Ford Road, Trade Street, Elizabeth Avenue and Hawthorne Lane via automobile. There will also be a stop to look at construction at and around the Multi-Modal Transportation Station project in Center City. This will put Amtrak, and other rail and bus services under one roof by 2023.
Charlotte Area Transit ( CATS ) Bus route #11 also provides travel between the Amtrak station and the meeting location. Get on the bus at the Amtrak station, ride into Center City and get off at 7th Street in front of the library, and walk to 7th Street Station to join our group.
Our meeting room will be open for those wishing to eat at Queen City Q at 11:00 am. After lunch our board meeting will begin at Noon, and finish by 2:30 pm so those taking the train home can transported back to the Amtrak station in time for the northbound departure of the Piedmont ( #76 ) at 3:15 pm.
Meeting Agenda:
- Secretary's Report
- Treasurer's Report
- Update on the resolution drive in South Carolina in support of expanded rail passenger service
- Update on NC On Track ( NCOT )
- Update on news in North Carolina and South Carolina affecting transit and rail passenger service
- Update on CAPT newsletter and website issues
- Amtrak update
- Reports by Officers and Directors
- Planning for future meetings
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.