Subject: Re: Portal Bridge Issues continue
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Bob Cook" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Anne Marie Person" <[email-masked]>, "Michael Muldoon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:57:01 -0500

Would 10:30am or 4pm work on Monday? 10:30 and 4pm also would work on Tuesday.  If this is more time sensitive, there also may be some time on Friday, but need to check on the timing of a couple of things. 

Any of those times work?  We can be as flexible as you need - just let us know.

Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC
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Washington, DC 20007
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On Nov 10, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Bob Cook wrote:

Hunter:  Can you give me some times that you’re available for a conference call with John Parola, Bob Sutton and me to discuss Amtrak and Portal Bridge?  Thanks.
 
From: John Parola 
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:17 PM
To: Bob Sutton - BOS
Cc: Bob Cook
Subject: Portal Bridge Issues continue
 
Portal Bridge North is a good project, stand alone project that will improve safety, capacity and reliability of the Northeast Corridor. Millions have been spent to date designing it.  Amtrak wants the project to go forward.  With all the talk of HSR and Amtrak’s vision, in is not acceptable for Amtrak or NJT to walk away from this project.  As it is , even if the existing 100 year old movable Portal was a newer bridge, it still is only 2 tracks. Both the state of NJ , NJT and Amtrak will greatly benefit from a new three track or four track fixed bridge.  Waiting for another tunnels project to happen in line with Amtrak’s vision is too far away.  I was thinking that perhaps Hunter can help with the current mess with his Amtrak relationships.  If possible we can get him on a call to brief him with all of the drama. If Amtrak would step up and say we need it, regardless of ARC this project would move forward and all options are preserved. In as much as the design money was already appropriated you would think this could get figured out without all of the politics.  Thoughts?
 
John J. Parola
Sr. Vice President, Northeast Division
 
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