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July 2019 edition of OnTrack
June 2019 edition of OnTrack
Inside the latest issue you will find:
- Michigan budget bill poses threat to passenger rail and local transit
- information about the Michigan Rail Conference, August 7-9 in Lansing
- MARP named to Key Stakeholders Team guiding development of Michigan Long-Rage Transportation Plan
- Charger locomotive in revenue service on the Michigan Line
- “Bridge-oriented” development in Portland
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May 2019 edition of OnTrack
Inside the latest issue you will find:
- a report of MARP’s exciting April meeting in Dearborn
- a profile of MARP’s new At-Large Executive responsible for coordinating Governmental/Public Affairs
- a heads up for MARP’s June membership meeting in a bustling village you’ve probably never visited
- short takes on RPA’s “Day on the Hill” and the Travel Review survey
- a call for Early Bird registrations for the August 7-9 Michigan Rail Conference in East Lansing
- a first look at a Charger locomotive in a test run on the Wolverine route
- an invitation to save with Amtrak’s new “Share Fares” promotion
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March/April 2019 edition of OnTrack
This month’s issue includes:
- Details of the April 6 MARP meeting; Office of Rail Director Tim Hoeffner has indicated he plans to attend
- Information about special trains on May 4 and 11 to bring people to Holland’s Tulip Time Festival
- RPA President & CEO Jim Mathews talks about “profitability” of train service
- RPA’s online Travel Review is providing input to Amtrak
- Joe Boardman is remembered as a true champion
- Amtrak President & CEO looks for increasing frequencies and improving schedules
- Rochester NY names its new station in honor of another champion of trains
- “Butterflies Are Blooming” at Meijer Gardens: a good excuse for a weekend getaway by train and convenient Thruway bus connection at Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids
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