Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains

CAPT Officers, Directors, Members and Interested Guests:

You are invited to our board meeting on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

It will be held at the N. Charleston Transportation Center from 1 to 4 P.M. in the Amtrak station meeting room at 4565 Gaynor Avenue. 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 11:30 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 for those who desire to do so.

Meeting Agenda

• Welcome
• Status on new Secretary
• Secretary's report
• Treasurer's report
• 501c3 status
• Charleston area rail news
• Wilmington/Eastern NC Rail News
• Asheville-Salisbury rail feasibility study
• Western NC Rail Committee Update
• Federal Railroad Administration Corridor ID Program
• Western NC Rail Committee Update
• Federal Railroad Administration Corridor ID Program
• Status of Infrastructure funding for Western and Eastern NC service extensions
• Developments on Columbia - Charlotte rail passenger initiative
• Meeting with supporters of Charlotte-Wingate regional rail Charlotte Area Transit Update
• State advisory committees to monitor Rail to Trail corridors in South Carolina?
• Update on news in North Carolina and South Carolina affecting transit and rail passenger service
• Update on CAPT newsletter and website issues
• Amtrak and Brightline update
• Reports by Officers and Directors
• Planning for future meetings
• Adjournment