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To our friends at Amtrak:

Our January newsletter is attached.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

--Ross B. Capon, President & CEO
National Association of Railroad Passengers
505 Capitol Court NE, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002-7706
202-408-8362 (mobile 301-385-6438)
www.narprail.org<http://www.narprail.org>

Page One-St. Paul Union Depot's Grand Reopening-some local bus routes already there; intercity buses and Amtrak's Empire Builder are likely late in 2013
--Sandy Recovery Funds for Amtrak
--Amtrak Board Nominees Yvonne B. Burke and Christopher R. Beall move closer to confirmation
--NARP Chairman Bob Stewart to Present at 10th Annual New York Times Travel Show

Page Two-President's Corner: Administration could "fix" CMAQ funds limitation for trains
--New Amtrak appointments:
*Matt Hardison becomes Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
*Bruce Pohlot - Chief Engineer
*David Nichols - Chief Transportation Officer
*Tom Quigley - General Manager-State-supported services

Page Three-Quick Thinking Saved New York's Penn Station from Sandy's Worst Potential
--Wickford Jct., RI: A Model Rail-Oriented Development
--New Faces for the 113th Congress

Page Four-NRDC Report: States that prioritize Transit are less gas dependent
--More Progress in North Carolina; Major station projects still awaiting federal, state funding
--NARP Membership Meetings in March, 2013, in Tukwila, WA; Schenectady, NY; Washington, DC

Page Five-Ground Breaking for Troy MI Transportation Center
--Amtrak inaugurates Norfolk-Petersburg-Richmond-Washington-New York-(Boston) service
--NTSB puts Positive Train Control back on most wanted list

Page Six-NARP Members Engaging the Public in Kansas City & West Virginia
--Travelers' Advisory: Amtrak's January 14 timetable includes an additional Washington-New York weekday Acela Express; Crescent will not run south of Atlanta Mondays-Thursdays January 7 through Feb. 7, 2013