02/14/2007: "RailPAC annual meeting 3/17"

JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING & CONFERENCE
RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
&
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD PASSENGERS
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Room
Los Angeles Union Station
Saturday March 17
$35

JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING & CONFERENCE

RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
&
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD PASSENGERS

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Room
Los Angeles Union Station

Saturday March 17

10.00am Reception, badges, meal tickets, etc.

10.15am Opening remarks and introductions. Paul Dyson, President, RailPAC
Robert Glover, Director NARP

10.30am Keynote Speech – Alex Kummant, President, Amtrak.

11.30am AMTRAK & THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL & STATE SYSTEMS
Moderator: Art Lloyd - RailPAC Vice-Pres & NARP Director
Ross Capon - National Association of Rail Passengers
Andrew Selden - United Rail Passenger Alliance

12.15pm LUNCH

1:00pm Michael Dukakis, Former AmTrak Director.
Regional and Commuter Rail, lessons from the Northeast.

1.45pm SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL - A sleeping Giant?
Moderator: Dennis Lytton, NARP Director
Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
Mike McGinley, Retired Southern Pacific RR and Metrolink

2.30pm TRANSIT RAIL - VITAL PROJECTS TO MAKE A JOINED UP SYSTEM
Moderator: James Smith, Vice-President RailPAC
Gerald Francis, Los Angeles County - MTA Rail
Jerard Wright, Transit Coalition – The Downtown Connector
Bart Reed, Transit Coalition & RailPAC – Harbor Sub,
Green Line and LAX

3.30pm HIGH SPEED RAIL UPDATE
Dan Leavitt, Assistant Executive Director,
California High Speed Rail Authority

4.00pm RailPAC members meeting, election of Director and Officers

4.30pm Adjournment in memory of Byron Nordberg

Cost is $35