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Supply Chain Woes – The Railroad’s Role

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello Delays in the supply chain are national news. What’s the role of the railroad? Railroads are short-staffed like many industries. The big Wall-Street driven class 1 carriers are certainly guilty of partly creating their own Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Save the date! Rail events Coming Up

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello You will want to make sure you don’t miss these upcoming rail events. I’ll be speaking at a SIERRA CLUB FORUM Wednesday evening DECEMBER 15TH AT 7:00PM and I’d love to have you in the Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Sold Out Trains, Hard Working Railroaders

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello On the railroad, Thanksgiving is when rallroaders are away from family, working the biggest travel day of the year. It is the peak of the fall surge in freight, in advance of Christmas. In Vermont Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Recording of Nov 2 VRAN Zoom Call

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello I’m pleased to share a link for the recording of November 2nd zoom call on rail priorities in Vermont: railvermont.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/mailing/url&u=381&qid=31784 We had a great discussion. A big thanks to the Media Factory for being tech Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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TONIGHT: 7pm Zoom: VT rail priorities

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello Tonight at 7pm, please join us (zoom link below) for an update and discussion on rail advocacy priorities in Vermont. We plan to cover: – Extension of Ethan Allen to Burlington – Extension of Vermonter Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Nov 2: 7pm Zoom: VT rail priorities in 2022

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello We are lining up speakers for our zoom call on rail priorities happening 7 pm on Tuesday November 2nd . You’ll hear from members of the VRAN board, legislators and hopefully some other special guests. Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Nov 2: 7pm Zoom: VT rail priorities in 2022

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello At 7 pm on November 2nd will be a zoom call to discuss rail policy priorities in Vermont for 2022. We’ll have several speakers and hope to create an engaging discussion. I hope to see Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Your safety on Amtrak (good news)

Unsubscribe [1] [2] [3] Hello Nothing like a train wreck to capture the conversation. Over the past few days, the Montana Amtrak derailment is the first thing people are talking about with me. WHAT HAPPENED? The investigation is only just Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago
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Dan Peacock: Amtrak’s future in Vermont looks bright

This commentary is by Dan Peacock, a member of the Vermont Rail Action Network, the Rail Passengers Association, and Trains in the Valley.  Originally Published in Vermont Digger To highlight Amtrak’s return to Vermont on July 19, 2021, the Vermont Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year ago
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Take the train to Hartford Airport, and the Big e

New bus connections now get you from Amtrak’s Vermonter at the Windsor Locks station right to Bradley Airport (Hartford) in Connecticut and from the train to the Big e in West Springfield. They also connect from the Valley Flyer Amtrak Read more…

By Christopher Parker, 1 year1 year ago

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