LOCATION: MTA Board Room at Gateway Center at Los Angeles Union Station

REGISTRATION:

Registration Type:

Members $40.00 Non-Members $50.00

Registrars name:

SPEAKERS AND EVENTS

Welcome
Tom LaBonge, Los Angeles City Council Member

Opening Address
Ara Najarian, Chairman, Metro Board and Council Member, City of Glendale

High Speed Rail:  The Builders
Joshua Coran, Talgo Inc.
Armin Kick, Siemens
Thomas Stone, DesertXpress Enterprises

High Speed Rail:  How to Spend the First Billion Dollars
Mike McGinley, TRAC Board and RailPAC member
Darrell Clarke, Sierra Club Los Angeles Transportation Committee
Daniel Krause, Co-founder and Vice President, Californians for High Speed Rail
Jerard Wright, Vice President, The Transit Coalition
Paul Dyson, President, RailPAC

The National System
Stephen Gardner, Vice President of Policy and Development, Amtrak

California State Rail Program
Bill Bronte, Chief, Caltrans Division of Rail

LOSSAN and Southern California Commuter Service
Art Brown, Mayor of Buena Park
Keith Millhouse, Chairman, SCRRA
Alex Clifford, Executive Officer, High Speed Rail, Metro

Passenger Rail Advocacy:  Where do we go from here?
George Chilson, retiring NARP Chairman

Platform Exhibit at Union Station
Refurbished Amtrak cars

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!

Click the logo above for your payment of $ 15.00 for: Sacramento Meeting Registration

You are invited to our first ever members meeting AND DINNER to be held in Las Vegas. The meeting will be held Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 6.30 pm.

Thanks to the kind sponsorship of the Nevada Broadcasters Association the meeting will be held at their offices located at: 1050 East Flamingo Road, Suite 102, Las Vegas NV. This is the three story building one block west of Maryland Parkway, behind “Canes”.

The NBA is providing dinner BUT you must reserve a place by RSVP to this notice.: Please reply to Paul Dyson, NARP Division Leader and RailPAC President: 818 845 9599 OR pdyson@railpac.org OR narpsw@yahoo.com OR by mail to 623 S Orchard Drive Burbank, CA 91506-2904, No later than NOVEMBER 30th.

Tickets: MINIMUM DONATION $20 per person including dinner. You can pay by Paypal at www.railpac.org, or send me a check made out to RailPAC. Proceeds will be split between NARP and RailPAC.

Click the logo above for your payment of $ 20.00 for: Las Vegas Meeting Registration

Speakers and program to be announced. Check this space for details!

Come and join us and bring your ideas about the future of rail for Southern Nevada and the USA.

Paul Dyson
Bob Fisher, NARP Council
RailPAC and NARP 702 794 4994

NEW SMART, the Sonoma-Marin commuter rail project will be represented! Check here for updated information.
Fee: Suggested minimum $10 donation at the door.
But, Please RSVP to info@railpac.org
so we can plan for the space.

The Central Coast Railroad Festival will be a family friendly event designed to please both the casual train buff and the avid rail fan. Attendees will be able to celebrate rail’s history and future while participating in all types of modeling, various train rides, exhibits, ceremonies, dedications, historical presentations and special programs. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight run daily along the beautiful Central Coast beaches and through its spacious hillsides and attendees are encouraged to take advantage of this service.

Several larger events will be presented during the Central Coast Railroad Festival in San Luis Obispo, Oceano, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach. A Rail Celebration in San Luis Obispo’s Historic Railroad District will be held on Saturday. The Celebration will be the first public event at the recently restored Freight House which will soon be the home of the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. The festivities that day will include demonstrations of historic rail equipment on the new display track, a dedication of a public art piece entitled “ICONS OF AN ERA”, walking tours of this historic rail area, viewing of a private rail car and a golden spike ceremony as well as music, food and rail organization booths.

Sunday’s focus will move to the south and north of San Luis Obispo. The historic Oceano Depot will host an open house featuring the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association’s many running model layouts showcasing several model scales. The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum will be hosting a fundraiser at Bitter Creek Western Railroad in Arroyo Grande which will feature live miniature steamers. Garden railroad and rail themed winery tours will take place in the Paso Robles area that day. A garden railroad layout tour will take place near Orcutt. The Exploration Station will be facilitating a round trip family ride on the Pacific Surfliner between Grover Beach and San Luis Obispo.

These major events will be complemented by numerous historical walks and talks at sites of the Pacific Coast Railway and Southern Pacific Railroad throughout the weekend. The Festival will kick off at its “Big Booth” at the Thursday night Farmers’ Market in San Luis Obispo which will include representatives from several participating organizations as well as a running N scale model train. Family events, educational programs, musical concerts and film viewings will take place at County Libraries and several area historical society facilities. The downtown San Luis Obispo Library Community Room will act as the Festival’s Information and Family Activity Center and will open Thursday evening with special programs This Information and Family Center is sponsored by Amtrak California and will feature daily programs, rail photography exhibits and a running model of the Pacific Coast Railway.

Amtrak California has just been announced as the Central Coast Railroad Festival’s major sponsor. Joining Amtrak California are four other featured sponsors: the WestPac Companies, the Hind Foundation, Rabobank and the City of San Luis Obispo. KCOY 12 and FOX 11 are the Festival’s exclusive television media partners.

Complete information for the Central Coast Railroad Festival, a full schedule of events and a list of participating organizations can be found at www.ccrrf.com or by calling the festival office at 805-773-4173.
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THE SCHEDULE
9:00 am Ventura County electeds meet on the Oxnard Station platform
9:00 am Santa Barbara County electeds meet on the Santa Barbara Station platform
9:20 am Train Departs Santa Barbara Station Southbound for Carpinteria with electeds
9:21 am Train Departs Oxnard Station Northbound for Santa Barbara with electeds
9:35 am Southbound train arrives in Carpinteria. Santa Barbara County electeds disembark. There is a 22 minute wait for the return trip, during which a magician will entertain people, and guests can mingle.
9:57 am Northbound train Arrives in Carpinteria. Ventura County electeds remain on the train, Santa Barbara County electeds reboard. Magician will entertain, and guests can continue to mingle.
10:12 am Train arrives at the Santa Barbara Station, where those who did not ride are waiting to greet the train. The arrival kicks off the children’s’ festival activities. Electeds head straight to staging area for the press conference.
10:15 am Press Conference begins, with media availability to follow
Childrens’ festival is ongoing, with train cookie decorating contest and carnival games
11:10 Final remarks
11:15 am Those taking the Downtown Shuttle to catch the VISTA bus back to Oxnard head to Mason St. to catch the Downtown Shuttle, or start the walk up to City Hall where the bus picks up.
11: 37 am VISTA bus Southbound to Ventura (with Gold Coast Connection to Oxnard) picks up at Santa Barbara City Hall
12:00 pm Chidlren’s festival ends
12:30 pm Amtrak Bus Southbound to Oxnard leaves
2:00pm Amtrak train Southbound to Oxnard leaves

We’ll keep you posted about further details at www.coastalrailnow.org and www.coastalcommuter.org and here on www.railpac.org.

For more information on National Train Day go to nationaltrainday.com

Don Phillips, (right) long time rail writer and special columnist for TRAINS Magazine! (Photo © 2008 TRAINS Magazine. Reprinted with permission of Kalmbach Publishing. All rights reserved)

William “Bill” Bronte, (left) Chief, Caltrans Rail Program, will update us on the complexities of funding the state’s rail programs.

Rod Diridon, (right) member, California High Speed Rail Authority board, and Bruce Armistead, Parsons Brinkerhoff, will update us on the big HSR project.

Co-chairs: Paul Dyson, RailPAC President, and George Chilson, NARP Chairman. Registration Chairman: Richard Silver.

The Depot Inn & Suites in La Plata, Missouri is proud to sponsor the RailPAC and NARP joint meeting. The Depot Inn & Suites, home of the Exhibition of Amtrak History, offers unparalleled value and amenities for train travelers. Visit us at www.DepotInn.com or call 888-814-3669 to learn more about our NARP and Amtrak specials.

Copy and print the following form, enclose your check, and mail it to reserve your place! A PAYPAL option link is below the form for on-line registration!
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____ Yes! I will be attending the Joint RailPAC/NARP Annual meeting May 2 in Los Angeles!
____ I am a RailPAC and/or NARP member.
Enclosed is my check for ________ persons at $50 each. (Add $10 per person for each person who is NOT a member of RailPAC or NARP).
____ Sorry, Cannot make it, but enclosed is my donation to help with the cost of the meeting.
Checks MUST be made payable to “RailPAC”
Send to: RAILPAC/NARP MEETING, 1017 L St-217, Sacramento, CA 95814

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The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) will again hold its Region XII Meeting in conjunction with RailPAC at the same time in the same place. Cost for RailPAC or NARP members is $25, and includes morning coffee, box lunch and afternoon refreshments. $35 for Non-Members. Updated details of the program will be available on www.RailPAC.org or call 916-833-4218. Copy and print the following form, enclose your check, and mail it to reserve your place! A PAYPAL option link is below the form!
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____ Yes! I will be attending the Joint RailPAC/NARP Annual meeting April 19th in Sacramento
____ I am a RailPAC and/or NARP member. Enclosed is my check for ________ persons at $25 each. (Add $10 per person for each person who is NOT a member of RailPAC or NARP). Price is $35 at the door
____ Sorry, Can’t make it, but enclosed is my donation to help with the cost of the meeting.
Checks MUST be made payable to RailPAC
Send to: RAILPAC/NARP MEETING, 1017 L St-217, Sacramento, CA 95814NAME (S): ________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________

CITY: _________________________ ZIP: ______________

PHONE: _________________ E-MAIL: ________________