Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains

The Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains will meet in Columbia, SC, at the main Richland County Library on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The address is 1431 Assembly Street and the telephone number is 803-799-9084. The meeting will be held on the second floor in Room B from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Take the escalator in the center of the main floor to the second floor. A zoom link is below for those not able to attend in person.

Parking on the streets around the library is generally available and on Saturdays the meters are free. There is also limited parking in the lot behind the Library, and some parking along Park Street nearby. Lunch will be on your own but should members desire to meet as a group prior to the meeting for lunch, Market on Main is suggested due to its close walking distance from the Library. Due to a street closing on Main Street it is recommended parking at the Library and walk to Market on Main for lunch! Arrive anytime after the restaurant opens at 11:00 am. One should be prepared to leave the restaurant no later than 12:45 to walk back to the Library.

Agenda

• Welcome
• Treasurer's Report
• Appointment to vacant Board member position - Holli Saperstein from Wilmington, NC
• Recognition of past Board member Bill Cole
• Secretary's Report - Status of search for new CAPT Secretary
• Report on CAPT Speaking Engagement in Bluffton, SC - Developing CAPT Speakers Bureau
• Fostering student activism for Rail Passenger Service
• South Carolina Goals for CAPT - Development of dedicated rail division, preservation of rail corridors
• Brightline Possibilities for South Carolina?
• Economic Impact Studies for projected rail lines - RPA's IMPLAN program, and other venues
• Western NC Rail Committee Update - Adoption of Resolution supporting Salisbury- Asheville service
• Western and Eastern NC Rail Advocacy Developments
• FRA Corridor ID grants for NC - Assignment of Board members to monitor specific routes
• Southeastern Long Distance route being studied in FRA/Amtrak plan - Awareness campaign to inform affected areas?
• Charlotte Area Transit System Update
• CAPT newsletter update - ways to expand distribution, more pictures and articles submitted
• CAPT website - Discussion on updating site, and firm/individual to do work
• Carolinas Rail News and Developments
• Amtrak update
• Planning for future meetings - Discussion of even month zoom board meetings
• Adjournment

Topic: CAPT BOD Columbia SC
Time: Jan 27, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81139217490?pwd=NVdWZXRzZURNWVNKaVArQnhHeTJVQT09

Meeting ID: 811 3921 7490
Passcode: 746097