Fall Virtual Conference

November 15, 2024-(12:00-5 PM EST)

F.R.A. Corridor Grants – Boosting Economic Activity- the Rail Way!

Agenda and list of confirmed speakers includes:
    • 12:00 – 12:10      Richard Rudolph, Ph.D., RUN’s Chairman, Introductory Remarks.
    • 12:10 – 12:40      FRA I.D. Corridor Spokespersons-Lyle Leitelt, Chief-Project Planning Division; Barbara Moreno, Sponsor Outreach Specialist, CID
    • 12:40 – 1:05       Carl Fowler, Vermont Rail Advisory Council – Vermont’s Corridor I.D.   Project to establish a second frequency from White River Junction to  NYC and to reestablish passenger rail service to Montreal.
    • 1:05 – 1:30     Andy Koziol, East-West Rail Director – MassDOT’s East-West Rail FRA I.D. Corridor Project.
    • 1:30 – 1:55     Ray Rapp. Co-Chair, Western North Carolina Rail Corridor I.D. Project for passenger rail service to Asheville; Gene Merritt, Co-Chair-Eastern Carolina Rail, will talk about service-Wilmington to Raleigh.
    • 1:55 – 2:00     Break
    • 2:00 – 2:25     Robert Reichert, former Mayor, Macon, Georgia & member of  I-75 Coalition, Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail I.D. Project.
    • 2:25 – 2:50     John Esterly, Chairman, Ohio State Legislative Board – 3C & D  and the Cleveland, Toledo-Detroit Corridor projects.
    • 2:50 – 3:15     John Spain, Louisiana Commissioner, Southern Rail Commission – the Baton Rouge to New Orleans FRA I. D. Corridor Project.
    • 3:15 – 3:40     Peter LeCody, President, Texas Rail Advocates -Dallas-Fort-Worth – Houston Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor.
    • 3:40 – 3:45      Break
    • 3:45 – 4:05      Todd Liebman, President, All Aboard Arizona -Tucson-Phoenix Sun Corridor ID project.
    • 4:05 – 4:20       Kyle Gradinger, Chief, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation  Caltrans.
    • 4:20 – 4:50       Panel Presentation – Legislative Strategies for Funding Passenger   Rail Projects at the State Level.  Moderator, Andrew Albert, Vice Chair, RUN.  Panelists: Peter LeCody, President, Texas.  Rail Advocates; Steve Roberts, President, Rail Passenger Association, CA. & NV. and Danny Plaugher, Executive Director, Virginians for High-Speed Rail.
    • 4:50 – 5:00          Closing Remarks, David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor.   Railway Age Magazine
The conference is designed not only for rail advocates, but also for civic and business leaders, environmentalists, planners, real estate developers and members of the general public who are interested in knowing more about passenger rail and rail transit in America.
Please note this is a free event for RUN members, but registration is required. A registration fee for non-members is $25, which includes RUN membership through 2025.
Please be sure to register by November 12 so that we can send along the info needed to attend RUN’s Virtual Spring Conference.