Subject: Railroad Passengers August Newsletter
From: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:59:04 -0400

To our friends at Amtrak, August 11, 2010-

Attached please find our August newsletter. The contents are shown below.

-Ross Capon, President, National Association of Railroad Passengers www.narprail.org<http://www.narprail.org> 202-408-8362, cell 301-385-6438

Page one-Amtrak Orders New Long-Distance Cars for the first time in 20 years
--Portland-Brunswick Track Work is Under Way!

Page two-Funds Released to Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Colorado, Vermont
--Draft EIS for direct Petersburg-Raleigh track, comments due August 20
--NARP Defends Sleepers, Food Service Against "Subsidy" Criticism
--Law Mandating Higher State Payments Threatens Services

Page three-Fiscal 2011 Funding Prospects Still Murky
--NARP Board approves resolution opposing change in the law governing passenger-train liability
--New Online Tool Facilitates Grassroots Advocacy

Page four-An Invitation to NARP Members: Join Leading Train Advocates in Grand Rapids in October
--White House Cites Spectrum as HSR Revenue Source
--Travelers' Advisory re Northeast Corridor 14-day advance fares, and extra Michigan City IN stops on select days