Subject: Railroad Passengers February 2014 News
From: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
To: "Ross Capon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:09:17 -0500

To our friends at Amtrak:

Our February newsletter is attached. The contents are listed below.

--Ross B. Capon, President & CEO
National Association of Railroad Passengers
505 Capitol Court NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002-7706
202-408-8362 (mobile 301-385-6438)
www.narprail.org<http://www.narprail.org>

Page One-Federal Funding for Amtrak Stagnates as Ridership Continues to Rise
--Empire Builder (again!) Woes: Short and Long-Term Fixes

Page Two-California Authority: Richard's DC Testimony; Court Case Expedited

Page Three-NARP Remembers our dedicated Council members - Neil Bjornsen of Pasadena, CA; Lewis Hoppe of New York City; Jack Ross of Greenwich, NY
--Upcoming Events including NARP membership meetings and our spring Council meeting
--Donate your unwanted car to NARP

Page Four (Focus on Texas): Texas-and Monterrey-Passenger Train Prospects Brighten
--NARP Member Spotlight: Peter LeCody, Council member of Coppell, TX (NW suburb of Dallas)

Page Five-Transit Parity: Congress needs to undo the damage done (again) January 1 when the allowance for employer-provided tax-free transit benefits plummeted and parking benefits rose
--Twitter Townhall Meeting Shows Strong Support for California High Speed Rail

Page Six-Thank You, Malcolm Kenton
-National Train Day will be Saturday, May 10 - Join us!
--Travelers' Advisory: On-time performance problems of Amtrak's Cardinal and other trains; faster Empire State schedules; Multi-ride eTickets