June 9th All Aboard Washington Meeting in Wenatchee

On June 9th, All Aboard Washington will have a meeting in Wenatchee at the Red Lion Hotel, 1225 N. Wenatchee Avenue, at  12:30 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-Wenatchee), minority leader of the  state House Transportation Committee.

Topics of discussion will include freight rail and daytime passenger  train service to central and eastern Washington from Seattle.  A buffet with soups, salads, breads, dessert and beverage will be available for  about  $21, including tax and gratuity, with individual settlement. There is no cover for meeting, however we would like to give the hotel a reasonable count, If you can please RSVP to Lloyd Flem (LloydFlem @ AllAboardwashington.org (Remove the spaces)) by June 5th, however no one will be turned away!

(This is a change in  city from what was published prior. Central Washington University’s commencement on the  our meeting day nessitated the change)

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Steampunk Lullaby

Submitted to All Aboard Washington by a hopefully future member:

By Zoë Garrett

Sometimes,
When I lie awake in the dark,
I can hear the trains:
Forlorn whistles echoing,
Sounding through the hills,
And I imagine that I can hear
The clack of wheels on tracks
Weaving in between the sound
Of the lonely whistle.

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Washington and Oregon DOTs will work more closely to manage the Amtrak Cascades

Washington and Oregon are creating a new partnership and will develop a plan for managing passenger-rail service between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., as one continuous rail corridor rather than two separate state operations. Transportation officials for each state signed an agreement today as another step toward offering faster, more frequent Amtrak Cascades service.

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/4_wa_or_integratedcorridor.htm

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Support All Aboard Washington

All Aboard Washington would like to remind our members of the fundraising request we sent out a couple weeks ago. If you are able to respond with an extra contribution before the end of 2011, we much appreciate it. Just click on the Donate button to the right.

The 2012 Legislative session could be an interesting one as our legislators and the governor have begun discussions about placing a transportation revenue package on the November 2012 ballot. All Aboard Washington will be working hard to ensure that any transportation package forwarded to the voters will be balanced and contain funding for the improvement and expansion of intercity passenger rail service throughout our state. We will also continue to push our policy of Flex and Fix on the mudslide issue so that our citizens can count on consistent and reliable Amtrak and Sounder service, and to continue working for service improvements on the Amtrak Cascades.

Thanks for your support.

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New members elected to All Aboard Washington Board of Directors

At the November 19 general membership meeting in Centralia, two new members were added to the All Aboard Washington Board of Directors.

The new members are Karen Keller of Lacey and Louis Musso of Cle Elum.

Reelected to the Board were Jim Hamre of Puyallup, Stephanie Weber of Kirkland and Zack Willhoite of Puyallup.

Congratulations to our two new board members.

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Amtrak Cascades On Board Screens Survey

The Amtrak Cascades are conducting a survey about what kind of information passengers want to see on the overhead monitors.  Take the survey and receive a 2 for 1 Amtrak Cascades coupon!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LXBMW7G

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