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Archive -- Louisiana Association of Railroad Passengers Meeting - New Orleans
Date
Saturday, January 13, 2018 Saturday, January 13, 2018
Location
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal - Amtrak Station 1001 Loyola Ave New Orleans LA 70130
The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Terminal. To join with us please speak to a security guard and tell them you are with the Louisiana Association of Railroad Passengers.
The meetings last no more than two hours.
Topics to be discussed:
National Rail Issues:
- Amtrak Funding
State Rail Issues :
- Baton Rouge Train
Local Rail Issues:
- New Canal Street Transit Terminal
- Rampart/St. Claude Streetcar
"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."
Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.