Subject: Railroad Passengers May Newsletter
From: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 07:38:53 -0400

To our friends at Amtrak:

Our May newsletter is attached. The contents are listed below. Special congratulations to the Amtrak Engineering team that won the Burch Award: Mike Trosino, Steve Chrismer, Marty Perkins - see page 4.

Have a nice weekend!

--Ross B. Capon, President & CEO
National Association of Railroad Passengers
505 Capitol Court NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002-7706
202-408-8362 (mobile 301-385-6438)
www.narprail.org<http://www.narprail.org>

Page One-Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood's addresses NARP's Capitol Hill reception
--Positive Train Control: The National Transportation Safety Board Supports NARP's Rear-end Collision Concern, in report (released April 24, 2012) on fatal Red Oak, Iowa, rear-end collision of April 17, 2011
--Federal Surface Transportation Saga Goes On

Page Two-Citizens, Officials Work to Save route of the Southwest Chief through Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
--Tax-Free Policy Run Amok (lack of transit vs. parking equity regarding what employers can provide tax-free to employees)

Page Three-Introducing NARP's New Look, Website
--List of Amtrak Routes with on-board WiFi

Page Four-NARP Council hears presentations from Amtrak Chief of Sales Distribution and Customer Service Matthew Hardison and Chief Mechanical Officer Mario Bergeron
--Amtrak Engineering Team Wins Burch Safety Award

Page Five- Dr. Christopher P. L. Barkan, head of the Rail Transportation and Engineering Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, says Balanced Transportation requires balanced educational infrastructure - more university railroad programs
--U of I's Chris Barkan Wins NARP's Second Academic Award

Page Six-Transportation for America Director James Corless: NARP Must Cultivate Elected Champions
--FRA Executive Director Stacy Cummings Addresses NARP Counci