ProRail Nebraska is having its Annual Meeting

Saturday, June 2 at 9 am
Hardin Hall, Room 902
University of Nebraska, East Campus
(On the corner of N. 33rd Street and Holdrege Street)
Lincoln, NE
Bus: 42, 49

Tentative Agenda:


8:30 am - Refreshments & conversation

9:00 am - Welcome & Introductions 

9:10 am - Nebraska Legislative Update for this year and plans for next year

9:40 am - Update on Iowa's Chicago - Omaha Passenger Train Study

10:10am - Break

10:25am - Rail Passenger Success Stories

     o North Carolina Railroad Company

     o Missouri: St. Louis - KC Route upgrades and new State Rail Plan

11:00am - Update on Lincoln's New Amtrak Station - Dan Marvin, Secretary & Executive Director, West Haymarket Joint Public Agency and Randy Johnson of P. C. Sports.

11:45am - Attendee evaluation, election of officers

Noon - Adjourn   

The ProRail board will meet after the annual member meeting.

ProRail Nebraska Membership Meeting

****You are invited to attend the ProRail Nebraska Membership Meeting****

When: Saturday, September 24, 2011, 9:00am to Noon   (Coffee and rolls 8:30am)

Where: Fremont, NE - Nebraska Railroad Museum, 1835 North Somers Ave.

Tentative Agenda: 

      *  Opening and introductions - David Purdy, President
      *  Welcome to the Museum and FEVR - Dr. Rudy Daniels, President
      *  Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission - Laura Kliewer, Director
      *  What's New at N.A.R.P.? - Bob Stewart, Chairman, NARP
      *  Railroads and the Growth of the United States - Dr. Rudy Daniels, President FEVR
      *  Current Issues and Nebraska Rail News - Matt Roque, PRN Board Member
      *  Adjourn (about Noon) 

Registration: Free!  Advance registration appreciated so we will have enough refreshments.

To register or for more information call Clyde Anderson (402) 932-7225 (Omaha) email ClydeLAnderson at cox.net or Bob Kuzelka (402) 475-0221 (Lincoln) email rkuzelka at unlnotes.unl.edu.

Attendees are invited to ride the Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR) excursion train to Nickerson and return. The train departs from the Museum and Depot at 1:30 p.m. Adult fares are $12 Open-Window Coach and $16 First Class (air conditioned). Tickets go on sale at Noon at the Depot. For more information go to the FEVR web site http://www.fremontrailroad.com.

Another option is to ride the Fremont Dinner Train (http://www.dinnertrain.net/) which features excellent food and entertainment. Call 1-800-942-7245 for details and reservations.

Lunch is not available at the Museum, but a large selection of restaurants is available on US 30 (23rd St.). See http://www.fremontrailroad.com/visitorguide.htm for a long list to choose from. Or you can bring a picnic lunch and eat at Ronin Park next to the Museum.

(This announcement was submitted by Clyde Anderson. There is no bus service to Fremont on Saturday, but you can contact Clyde (402-932-7225 clydelanderso at cox.net to arrange a carpool. Please let him know where you are coming from and if you are staying for the train ride.)

Upcoming meetings in Denver and Lincoln

Both the Colorado and the Nebraska branches of the National Rail Passenger Association are having meetings this Saturday, May 21.

Colorail is having a rare meeting in downtown Denver. The meeting starts at 10am at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman Street. The site is within walking distance of most bus routes that head through downtown, and is actually on routes 15 and 15L. We will see a comparison of Amtrak and Russian Rail in pictures, hear about a possible future for Union Station, and vote for board members.

If you come, you can meet, me.

ProRail is meeting in Lincoln at 9 am on the University of Nebraska, Lincoln East Campus at Hardin Hall on 3310 Holdrege Street. This is the northeast corner of 33rd and Holdrege. Clyde Anderson (402-932-7225) will coordinate carpooling from Omaha. You can also call Clyde or Bob Kuzelka (402-475-0221) to RSVP which they would appreciate so that they can know how many people are coming. You can also RSVP by sending an email to ClydeLAnderson@cox.net or rkuzelka@unlnotes.unl.edu.

ProRail is also electing officers and talking about planning in Omaha and Lincoln as well as hearing about the status of high speed rail in the Midwest.

If you are anywhere near either meeting, I hope that you will take the time to attend.

In Omaha on Saturday? Want to support trains?

ProRail Nebraska is going to celebrate Earth Day with a Green Transportation Booth at the Earth Day Omaha Celebration in Elmwood Park from noon to 6 pm. Elmwood Park is just east of the University of Nebraska campus.

If you can volunteer for one hour, please email Clyde Anderson at ClydeLAnderson@Cox.net or call him at 402-740-5556.

I wish I could go; the time and the weather forecast (cloudy, but no rain) are perfect for me.