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Grassroots Pressure Gets Results

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 22:00

Friends of the Cardinal, a route support group composed of active train advocates (many of whom are NARP members) based in Charleston, West Virginia, issued the release below today. The story of the introduction and passage of Senate Bill 527 in the West Virginia legislature is a great model for grassroots advocacy—showing what we are all capable of, with a little time and energy, as citizens in a republic.
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New Website shows Amtrak connections to national park sites (Metro Magazine)

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 22:00

The Grand Canyon is one of several national parks featured on the Website, which shows users the nearest Amtrak routes. Amtrak today introduced a new Web site designed to show travelers how convenient it is to travel by train to visit the country’s national parks.
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Tracking Rail News . . . for March, 2010

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 22:00

PHOTOS and Comments by Russ Jackson . . . Amtrak Western On Time Performance. On February 19, Train #1, the Sunset Limited arrived at Los Angeles Union Station at 8:20 AM. Nothing remarkable about that since its due at 8:40, but as crew members will tell you they consider that arrival time as being late [...]
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CRCC Technical Committee Meeting Report

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 22:00

February 26, 2010 Meeting Reported by Dennis Story, RailPAC Director The CCoast Rail Coordinating Council Technical Committee meeting was held at the Derby Club, Seaside Park in Ventura on Friday, 2/26/10 from 11:00AM to 12:30PM. Attendees: Pete Rodgers (SLOCOG), Bill Bronte (Caltrans Rail Division), Jonathan Hutchison (phone), Mike Powers (SBCAG), Scott Spaulding (SBCAG), Vic Kamhi (VCTC), Ed Skytt (SBCAG [...]
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