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The Board announced the formation of the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC) in November 2023. The purpose of the PRAC is to provide advice and guidance to the Board on passenger rail issues on a continuing basis to help the Board better fulfill its statutory responsibilities in overseeing certain aspects of passenger rail service. The scope of the Committee’s activities shall include providing information, advice, and recommendations to the Board on issues impacting the development and operation of railroad passenger services, including: improving efficiency on passenger rail routes; reducing disputes between passenger rail carriers and freight rail hosts regarding the use of freight rail carrier-owned facilities and infrastructure for passenger service, including passenger on-time performance issues; and improving regulatory processes related to intercity passenger rail to the benefit of the public, the communities served by passenger rail, and the environment.
The PRAC consists of 21 voting members, and an ex officio (non-voting) member from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Meetings will be open to the public and held at least twice a year. For questions about the PRAC, contact Brian O’Boyle by phone at 202-245-0364 or by e-mail at .
The list of PRAC Members by representative interest is available here.
Co-Chair
James Derwinski
Metra
Co-Chair
Henry Posner III
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Secretary
Lori Winfree
North County Transit District
Gregg Baxter
Herzog Enterprises
Joseph Black
WSP
James Blair
Amtrak
Husein Cumber
Florida East Coast Industries
Andy Daly
CSX Transportation
Aaron Edelman
Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy & Welch
Shoshana Lew
Colorado Department of Transportation
Patricia Long
Railway Supply Institute
Jim Mathews
Rail Passengers Association
Michael McClellan
Norfolk Southern
Robert Padgette
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
Liliana Pereira
Steer
Christopher Perry
Amtrak
Greg Regan
AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department
John Robert Smith
Transportation for America
Carl Warren
North Carolina Railroad Company
Jonathan Lamb
Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc.
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