Presentations

Alexandria Mayor William Euille—Welcoming remarks

State reports

Jim Matthews, NARP President & CEO—National Association of Railroad Passengers update

David Zaidain, Union Station Project Director, Amtrak—Washington Union Station redevelopment plans

James Knighton, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Transit Administration—Red Line and Purple Line overview & update

Thomas Hickey, Virginia Railway Express Chief Development Officer—Building toward regional express rail

The annual business meeting and a board meeting will follow the last presentation

To vote, you must be a paid-up member. To run for the board of directors, send a candidacy statement to VARP chairman Steve Dunham, 8600 South Fork Ct., Fredericksburg, VA 22407; email.

Lunch

Beverages and a sandwich buffet will be provided. A donation of $10 payable to VARP is requested. You can send it before or even after the meeting. Please mail a check or money order payable to VARP to

Herbert Richwine
VARP Treasurer
4206 Tweedsmuir Rd.
Moseley, VA 23120

Printable meeting brochure with form for lunch payment

Traveling to the Meeting

The meeting is scheduled to permit travel by Amtrak trains 82 and 20 in the morning and trains 147 and 99 in the evening. Call 800-USA-RAIL for Amtrak reservations or visit Amtrak’s website.

Someone from VARP will meet Amtrak passengers at the Alexandria railroad station to travel by bus to and from the meeting.

From I-395 in both directions: Take the exit for Seminary Road east. Turn left at the first traffic light. There is a parking lot at the Burke Branch Library with limited capacity—first come, first served.

Public transportation from Alexandria

The King Street Metro station is adjacent to the Alexandria Amtrak station. Metrobus 28A and Dash buses AT2 and AT5 leave from stops in front of the Metro station. It is about a 15-minute ride to the library. The bus stop is Library Lane.