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Archive -- Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers Fall 2018 Meeting
Date
Saturday, October 27, 2018 9:00 AM Saturday, October 27, 2018 2:30 PM
Location
2810 Golf Road Pewaukee WI 53072
Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers
Fall General Membership Meeting
October 27, 2018
Ingleside Hotel ( formerly the Country Springs Hotel ), Pewaukee, WI
2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee, WI 53072; exit I 94 at Hwy T
Phone: 262-547-0201
Agenda
9:00 am Registration and Social Hour: coffee and rolls
10:00 am John Parkyn: Welcome and Remarks; WisARP President
10:10 am Dave Christianson: Executive Director, the Passenger Rail Organizing Counsel; West Central Rail Coalition; and New Ways to Consider Passenger Rail Services
11:00 am Arun Rao: Passenger Rail Implementation Manager; Wisconsin Department of Transportation: Update on Wisconsin State Passenger Rail Developments
Noon Luncheon
1:00 pm Andrew Selden: President, United Rail Passenger Alliance
Fun and Games of How Amtrak Gets Everything Backwards
1:45 pm Highlights of Rail Meetings and Updates:
Mark Quam and Al Schmitt for the Rail Passengers Association meeting in Miami; 20 minutes
Terry Brown and Nona Hill for the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission Meeting; 20 minutes
Robert Fisher or Nona Hill for the AAW Membership meeting; 10 minutes
Mark Quam for an Update on All Aboard Minnesota; 10 minutes
2:30 pm Questions, Answers and Discussion
2:45 pm Door Prizes: Mark Weitenbeck
3:00 pm Adjourn
"The COVID Pandemic has been and continues to be the biggest challenge faced by Americans as it has taken a deadly toll on the world and on the world’s economies. During COVID Locomotive Engineers at Amtrak and other Passenger and Freight Railroads have embodied the definition of essential workers. This dedication by our members is not new. We applaud the Rail Passenger’s Association for recognizing the vital contributions of our members and their hard work moving Americans and freight during the COVID pandemic."
Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.