Hi Rail Follows, We are gearing up for our Annual Dinner on November 2nd. We have a full night of networking, dinner, award announcements and dedications to those who’ve been instrumental in moving passenger and freight rail to a higher Read more…
Congratulations to the Vermont Rail System which – again – won the Railway Age award for Shortline of the Year. Vermont Rail System displayed an “entrepreneurial spirit” to serve customers, according to the magazine which will make the award at Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello I want you let you know about two excellent sources of information and visuals about Vermont Railroading. Kevin Burkholder is taking pre-orders for an in-depth guide to the Vermont Rail System and Jim Jones continues Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello I’m spending a lot of time listening to the Vermont House and Senate transportation committee since the legislature is in session. Yesterday the Senate transportation committee had the railroads testify, giving updates. I’ve summarized for Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello If you missed our forum on marketing intercity passenger trains, I’ve uploaded it to youtube: railvermont.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=582&qid=47127 [4] I learned a lot from Natalie Bogart and Priscilla Kalugdan who market the Downeaster and Capital Corridor Routes Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello CSX has reached an agreement with Vermont Rail System and the State of Vermont regarding the proposed CSX purchase of Pan-Am Railways which connects with Vermont Rail System in Bellow Falls, White River Junction and Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello Tomorrow (Tuesday Jan 4th) at NOON you’ll hear how other states are successfully marketing Amtrak intercity passenger trains. The ZOOM LINK is: railvermont.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=545&qid=44969 [4] Joining us will be: NATALIE BOGART, MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR THE DOWNEASTER Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello We’re looking ahead to a a zoom forum this coming Tuesday at noon . . . and looking back at the year we’re now wrapping up. It’s fair to say, the highlight of the year Read more…
Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello Tuesday JANUARY 4TH AT NOON, we have our next ZOOM FORUM, this time talking about best practices to market intercity trains. We’ll hear from Natalie Bougart, marketing manager for the Downeaaster train to Maine, which Read more…
Here my thoughts about electrification: – overhead wire and substations are expensive. The capital cost for electrification is about double an ordinary track. The benefits are large enough to make up for that (though not to Wall Street), however it Read more…