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Congrats VRS: Shortline of the Year!

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…

By Christopher Parker, 10 months5 months ago
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Info sources on Vermont Railroads (for sale)

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…

By Christopher Parker, 11 months11 months ago
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VT Rail Updates: 286, granite and safety

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…

By Christopher Parker, 12 months12 months ago
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Recording of Forum on Marketing Amtrak

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Vermont Rail – CSX Agreement in Pan-Am Transaction

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Zoom Forum Tomorrow: Marketing Intercity Rail

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Your 2021 Rail Advocacy in Vermont

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Thank You – & Jan 4 zoom event

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Electrification In Vermont

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…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year ago
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Ethan Allen & Montreal Updates – From Rail Council

Unsubscribe [1] [2] Hello Updates on Ethan Allen to Burlington preparations and getting back to Montreal were presented by VTrans at Thursday’s Vermont Governor’ Rail Advisory Council.  ETHAN ALLEN TO BURLINGTON “In general, we are full steam ahead,” reported Vtrans Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago

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