Friday, April 28, 2023. 10:00 am. – 5:00 pm., EDT.
“Good Connections: Why the Northeastern Rail Network is important to the entire US ”
Join us at RUN’s Virtual Conference
GOOD CONNECTIONS:
WHY THE NORTHEASTERN RAIL NETWORK IS
IMPORTANT TO THE ENTIRE U.S.
Friday, April 28, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Via Zoom™ Virtual Conferencing
Agenda and List of Speakers
10:00 – 10:20 GOOD MORNING – Introductory Remarks:
Richard Rudolph, Chairman, Rail Users’ Network, Inc.;
Sally Jane Gellert, Chairperson, Lackawanna Coalition
Welcome from New Jersey Transit
Kevin Corbett, CEO of NJ Transit, Board Trustee
10:20 – 10:50 William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief of Railway Age, who will give the keynote address.
10:50 – 11:20 Art Guzzetti, Vice President, Mobility Initiative and Public Policy, American
Public Transportation Association, will talk about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and how it will affect passenger rail and rail transit in the Northeast.
11:20 – 11:25 Morning Break.
11:25 – 11:55 Tom E. Frawley, Executive Director, Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, will talk about the effort to restore passenger rail service to Reading, PA.
11:55 – 12:25 Larry Malski. President, Penn Northeast Regional Rail Authority will speak about the ongoing efforts to restore passenger rail service to Scranton, PA.
12:25 – 12:55 Lunch Break
12:55 – 1:25 Mark Spada, President, Western Pennsylvanians for Passenger Rail, will speak about the proposed second Amtrak frequency to and from Pittsburgh.
1:25 – 1:55 Samuel Jordan, President, Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition, who will speak about the proposed Red Line extension. .
1:55 – 3:05 Panel Presentation – “Making the Case: “ Presenting Your Ideas to Managers,
Politicians and Journalists,” moderated by David Peter Alan, RUN Board and contributing editor, Railway Age.
The panelists include Andrew Albert, Run Vice Chair and Chair of the NYC Transit Riders Council; Jim Blaze, a transportation economist specializing in the economics of rail transportation, and Contributing Editor at Railway Age;
Mark Magyar, Director, at the Sweeney Center for Public Policy, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.
3:05 – 3:35 Craig Schulz, Director, Communications & External Affairs, Amtrak’s New York office will speak about the importance of the Northeast Corridor to Amtrak’s
finances, connections, and possible new initiatives, as well as rolling stock upgrades, such as the new Acela train sets.
3:35 – 4:05 Stephen Sigmund, Chief of Public Outreach at the Gateway Development Corp., will speak about the Gateway Program, the condition of the existing Hudson River
tunnels, and the new services possible with the new under- river tunnels between New York and New Jersey.
4:05 – 4:10 Afternoon Break
4:10 – 4:40 Public Forum: Your ideas on improving Passenger rail / rail transit in the N.E.
4:40 – 4:50 David Peter Alan
Saturday’s optional rail tour agenda in NJ/NY
Tour will begin @ 8:30 A.M. at Newark Penn Station. Tour will include Newark Broad Street, Hoboken Terminal, & Secaucus Jct station. Tour will include NJ Transit’s rail & light rail lines before ending at Penn Station, New York. Tour will also include a tour of Penn Station, as well as the new Grand Central Madison terminal of the Long Island Rail Road.
4:50 – 5:00 Conference Closing Remarks; Phil Streby,
RUN Board member; Treasurer, Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance (IPRA)
Thank You for attending.
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