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Newsletter

Fall 2005 MARP member newsletter

Fall 2005 stories include:

  • AMTRAK SAVED BUT FOR HOW LONG?
    • 2006 Transportation Budget May End Amtrak Service in Michigan
    • Legislators fund Amtrak but ties strings to food and sleeper service
  • Joe Schwarz Ready to Fight – U.S. Congressman calls a special meeting to support Amtrak
  • Blue Water Service Sabotaged – Four vandals face charges in halt of local Amtrak train
  • Treasurer Dies – MARP Treasurer and Upper Peninsula Regional Chairman passes
  • Celebrating A Century of Service – Durand Union Station turns 100 years old
  • All Aboard For a New Experience – Amtrak launches its new Empire Builder
  • New Members Welcomed
  • Beech Grove Not Moving To Michigan – After shocking announcement, Amtrak has no plans to relocate
  • Chairman’s Corner: Spotlight on MARP’s Coalition Associates
  • Editorial: The Tipping Point
  • Platform Raised – Bangor station gets a new boost

Published quarterly, The Michigan Passenger serves as the official publication of the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers. Copies of the publication can be found at every Amtrak station in the state of Michigan as well as locations having interest in passenger rail such as local libraries, hobby stores and city halls. To receive this publication at your home or business, you must become a member of MARP. Join by filling out the application in the About MARP section of this website.

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Goodnight

Amtrak’s Pere Marquette train is moving into the rail yard after a busy day last September. The Pere Marquette links cities in western and southwestern Lower Michigan to Chicago. (Photo by Jonathon Leese)

Announcements, Press Releases

Transportation Symposium:MICHIGAN PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

** CANCELLED **

The Aug. 20 seminar has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for Oct. 8. We will combine passenger and freight. We did not meet our minimum attendance requirements. The depot will return the money for those who have paid.

Durand Union Station and the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers Present:

Transportation Symposium:
MICHIGAN PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

As part of Durand Union Station’s centennial celebration we are hosting two transportation seminars.

The first focusing on passenger rail, Sat., Aug. 20, 2005, and the second on freight rail transportation combined with an art show featuring railroad, artist, Paul Adams, Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 at the historic Durand Union Station.

The cost of the Aug. 20 seminar will be $20, which includes a box lunch. The cost for the Oct. 8 symposium will be $35. More information will be provided at a later date for the Oct. 8 seminar.

Click on this link for a printable schedule and reservation form.

Please return your reservation form by Aug. 1 with check payable to Durand Union Station Inc. for $20. Limited seating is available.

The Durand Union Station is located at 100 Railroad Street, Durand, MI, 48429. The station’s website is http://durandstation.org/.

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Recognition

MARP Chairman Mike Whims(right) recognizes Tim Hoeffner for his efforts as manager of Passenger Rail Services at the Michigan Department of Transportation on April 16, 2005 at the Durand Union Station during a MARP member meeting. (Photo by Larry Sobczak)