Subject: Fwd: VP
From: "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]>
To: "Biden R. Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 15:26:27 +0000

FYI

Brian P. Gallagher
Director-Operations & Coordination
Office of the President & CEO
Amtrak
Mobile - 202-306-2481

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From: "Leeds, Christina E" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: August 1, 2016 at 11:25:26 EDT
To: "Boardman, Joseph" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "McHugh, Joe" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: "Yachmetz, Mark" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Gardner, Stephen" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Stadtler, DJ" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Duvall, Doug" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: VP

All -

Our group does not have any knowledge of any planned announcements; however we have assembled a communications working group with reps from comms, GA, marketing and IID that is meeting later today to discuss possible public outreach.  Additionally, we have our counterparts from Alstom coming in on Wednesday for a coordination meeting.  I can reach out to my comms contact at FRA to get more details, or let me know if there is a better contact.

Thanks,
Christina

From: Boardman, Joseph
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 11:16 AM
To: McHugh, Joe <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Yachmetz, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Gardner, Stephen <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Stadtler, DJ <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Leeds, Christina E <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Duvall, Doug <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Gallagher, Brian <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: VP

I also had not heard this from anyone till now. I'm actually headed out today for a 10 day swing through the mid-west on the completion of the Tiger Grant work on the SOUTHWEST CHIEF. Joe

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On Aug 1, 2016, at 10:09 AM, "McHugh, Joe" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Hi Stephen.  This is the first we have heard of this as well. Christina and Doug can coordinate through FRA since they seem to know more than us.  Thanks for the heads up.

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On Aug 1, 2016, at 9:59 AM, Yachmetz, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
To the best of my knowledge we have not heard from the VPs office about RRIF or any announcement related to the Trainset project.  Indeed, unless FRA puts a lot of hustle into it, the RRIF loan documentation won't be complete by Wednesday.

Corporate Communications is starting coordination with Alstom on the contract announcement but certainly something this week wasn't envisioned since, just like the RRIF loan, we are still finishing negotiations on the purchase contract and TSSSA.  In checking with FRA last week, corporate communications heard that FRA wasn't working on an announcement.

  So whatever it is, if it happens it will be a bit of a scramble.
From: Gardner, Stephen
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 9:26 AM
To: Stadtler, DJ <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Boardman, Joseph <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; McHugh, Joe <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Yachmetz, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Fwd: VP

FYI, though I assume we have we already heard from them directly.   What's seems to be the plan so far?

Thanks,
Stephen

STEPHEN GARDNER
Executive Vice President
Amtrak, NEC Business Development
202.306.4466

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From: "Feinberg, Sarah (FRA)" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: August 1, 2016 at 6:59:28 AM EDT
To: "Coscia, Anthony" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Stephen Gardner <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: VP
Good morning

Heads up - VP's office got in touch with me late last night saying they may want to do an event touting the RRIF loan this week - potentially Wednesday

No further details yet on day or location

I told them I would give you all a heads up but I'm sure they'll also be in touch directly

If they are really going to do this Weds my guess is that it will come together quickly