Virtual Conference

Please join us at the Rail Users’ Network’s Spring Virtual Conference, which is taking place on Friday May 16, 2025, from 1:00 – 5 pm. The conference will provide an update regarding what is happening at some of the major transit agencies across the states.

The program includes – Phillip Eng, MBTA General Manager and CEO who will give the keynote address regarding what he has been able to accomplish at the MBTA during the past two years.

Art Guzzetti, Vice President – Policy at the American Public Transportation Association will offer his thoughts regarding rail transit and the new Trump administration.  

The Fiscal Cliff Panel Presentation.  Panelists include:

• Juliette Michaelson, Deputy Chief, Policy & External Relations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority will speak about Congestion Pricing-how it is working, how the money raised will support the MTA’s $68 billion Capital Program, and the challenges the program is facing. 
• Paul Wyckoff, Chief of Government and External Affairs at NJ Transit will talk about how the agency is dealing with the crisis.
• Erik Johanson, Senior Director of Budgets & Transformation will talk about how SEPTA is dealing with the crisis. 
• Sam Sargent, Director of Strategy & Policy at Caltrain will talk about how the agency is      dealing with the fiscal crisis.

Our New Start Speakers include:

• Ray Biggs, II, Senior Project Director at the Maryland Department of Transportation will talk about the Purple Line Project which will provide light rail service from Bethesda, Maryland to New Carrollton with direct – connections to Metrorail, Amtrak, MARC commuter rail, and bus networks.
• Jean Fox, the Director of Outreach for the MBTA Transportation Authority’s South Coast Rail Project will talk about restoring passenger rail service to Fall River and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
• Dee Leggett, Executive Vice President / Chief Development Officer at DART will talk about DART’s Silver Line Regional Rail Project which is a 26-mile regional rail service that traverses seven cities – Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and Plano – with a final connection at DFW Airport.
• Brian Nadolny, AICP, Project Manager at Charlotte Area Transit system will talk about the Red Line which is a 25-mile commuter rail project using the existing Norfolk Southern rail line.  This new line will provide a regional connection between Uptown Charlotte and the downtowns of Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson, with potential to extend into Mt. Mourne in Mooresville.