Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains

CAPT Board Meeting July 17, 2021 North Charleston Amtrak Station/ZOOM

CAPT Officers, Directors, Members and Interested Guests:

You are invited to a scheduled in person meeting Saturday, July 17, 2021.

It will be held at the N. Charleston Transportation Center from 1 to 4 P.M. in the Amtrak meeting room at 4565 Gaynor Avenue.

This will be our first in person meeting since January 2020 in Winston-Salem. For those arriving by auto please plan for lunch on your own before the meeting. Some will eat at Jim and Nick's BBQ , 4964 Centre Point Drive, North Charleston, SC, 29418 at 11:00 A.M. It's located off I-526 and International Blvd. close to I-26 and the Airport. After lunch it's a very short trip to the meeting location via Montague Avenue and Gaynor Avenue. So, if you like BBQ join us. There is also a Chili's very close by if interested . Please refer to mapping services for more detailed location information. After the meeting there should be time for sightseeing and/or dinner in the Charleston area.

• Welcome
• Secretary's report
• Treasurer's report
• Consideration of open Board member positions
• Economic Feasibility Study for Charlotte-Columbia-Charleston rail route
• Update on the resolution drive in South Carolina in support of expanded rail passenger service
• U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's offer of legislative input from South Carolina
• Western NC Rail Alliance update
• Update on NC On Track (NCOT)
• Update on news in North Carolina and South Carolina affecting transit and rail passenger service
• Update on CAPT newsletter and website issues
• RPA Rail Nation DC Fall Advocacy Event in September
• Amtrak update
• Reports by Officers and Directors
• Planning for future meetings
• Adjournment