Subject: Railroad Passengers May Newsletter
From: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:27:38 -0400

To our friends at Amtrak, April 27, 2011--

Our May newsletter is attached.  The contents are listed below.  We are always interested in any errors that our most knowledgeable readers find, and sometimes can get them fixed before the hard copy goes to press. Reminder: our annual Capitol Hill reception is next Tuesday, May 3, Room B-354 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  Please RSVP if you plan to come; let me know if you'd like me to resend the invitation.

On a sad note, I attended today the memorial and burial service for Dorothy Goldberg, wife of Bruce Goldberg formerly of Amtrak Marketing. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-goldberg&pid=150579070

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

P. 1 - Amtrak ridership just keeps growing
--GAO's largely positive review of FRA's High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant program
--Final resolution of the FY 2011 budget fight guts HSIPR program
--Report on Amtrak President Boardman's April 7 appearance before the House Appropriations transportation subcommittee

P. 2 - Misguided attack on HSIPR program by a Washington Examiner columnist

P. 3-New York Times lambasts Congress for savaging HSIPR, notes 11 Republican governors seeking HSIPR funds, LaHood announces obligation of $300 million for previously announced grants
--This year's awards listed, including Amtrak's Blair Slaughter (Burch Award)
--Florida HSR would have been profitable, says study out shortly after project is killed
--Empire Builder high water issues in North Dakota

P. 4-NARP Files Comments for two House Railroads Subcommittee hearings
--Modern Train Board for Washington Main Hall...after long hiatus [photo]