Subject: Railroad Passengers September Newsletter
From: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:34:11 -0400

To our friends at Amtrak, September 15, 2011-

Attached is our September newsletter. The contents are listed below.

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

Page One-Amtrak Shutdown Advances in House-Appropriations Subcommittee Cuts Operating Grant 60%
--Texas wins key federal rail grants; approving comments from Texas Transportation Commissioner William Meadows
--Historic St. Paul Depot Returns to Prominence-Will Serve Amtrak, Light Rail and Commuter Rail

Page Two-Super committee to Impact Spending from FY 2013
--New York-Rutland VT train speeded up; more improvements ahead
--Designs Unveiled for New Amtrak Diners
--NARP Chairman Bob Stewart at Texas infrastructure forum speaks on Positive Train Control
--Boston Globe publishes NARP President Ross Capon letter
--Register Now for Los Angeles Council Meeting

Page Three-New and Improved Stations in Pontiac, MI; Cary, NC; and Yemassee, SC; slow orders lifting on Detroit line
--Big Crowds Greet Norfolk Light Rail

Page Four-Second Vancouver, BC, Train to Continue
--Railroads Sue to Block  On-Time Requirements
--Travelers' Advisory -

*         Amtrak adds "Service Disruptions" link to home page, at NARP's request;

*         California Zephyr resumes full service with today's Bay Area departure and tomorrow's Chicago departure (Chicago-Denver segment had been out since Nebraska floods);

*         Cardinal now offers checked baggage service at New York, Newark and Indianapolis;

*         Amtrak's dome car again to run in fall on select Adirondack and Cardinal trips