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Chair
Rep. Elaine Nekritz
Illinois

Vice Chair
Rep. Robert F. Hagan
Ohio

Financial Officer
Mr. Robert Polk
Michigan

Director
Laura Kliewer 

For more information, contact:
Laura Kliewer

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
701 E. 22nd Street, Suite 110
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone:   630/925-1922
Fax:   630/925-1930
  


 
Activities  
Current Activities

Fall 2010 Meeting in Washington D.C.

One Commissioner from each State will meet in Washington D.C. sometime this Fall.  Commissioners will also meet with Federal Railroad Administration representatives and members of Congress to advocate for increased funds for passenger rail in the Midwest and to clarify the MIPRC's policy positions.

If you have any questions please contact Laura Kliewer or Andre Guerra.

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Previous Activities

2010 Meeting

The 2010 meeting took place in Chicago on June 24 & 25.  It is an exciting time for passenger rail in our region, and the agenda for the meeting was geared to providing participants with important information on passenger rail developments. Participants also had the opportunity to discuss critical commission activities and directions.

2009 Strategic Planning Meeting (St. Paul, Minnesota)

MIPRC commissioners held a strategic planning meeting December 7 and 8 in St. Paul, Minnesota, facilitated by the Center for Transportation Studies.

Fall 2009 Meeting

Members and supporters of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission gathered in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss the future of passenger rail in this region.

During the MIPRC 2009 Fall meeting, held October 15 and 16, attendees heard updates on state and federal passenger-rail policy, reviewed the advocacy the Commission had undertaken over the past, and made plans for the future.

          Agenda

December 2008 Commission Meeting (Omaha, Nebraska)

Agenda
Overview

June 2008 Commission Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

Agenda
Key Advocacy Points

June 2007 Commission Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

Agenda 
Overview
Key Advocacy Points

November 2006 Commission Meeting (St. Louis, Missouri)

Agenda
Resolution on the Use of Biodiesel in Passenger Trains
Presentation from John Roach consultant for the multimodal station in St. Louis   

June 2006 Commission Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

Agenda
Key Advocacy Points 

November 2005 Commission Meeting (via teleconference)

Agenda 

May 2005 Commission Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

Agenda
Overview and Key Advocacy Points

June 2004 Commission Meeting (Washington, D.C.)

Agenda
Overview
Key Advocacy Points

December 2003 Commission Meeting (via teleconference)

Agenda  

October 2003 Advocacy

Key Advocacy Points 

September 2003 Advocacy

American Passenger Rail Agreement with Signatories*

*In addition to other advocacy efforts in FY 2003 and 2004, MIPRC led an effort that formulated and promoted the American Passenger Rail Agreement a common set of principles for passenger rail development that over 100 groups of state officials, advocacy organizations, unions and corporations advocated at the federal level. 

June 2003 Commission Meeting

Agenda
Key Advocacy Points

 

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