Arizona Rail Passenger Association

Open Houses and other ARPA Events

updated: 12 June 1999

The Arizona Rail Passenger Assocation holds several public Open Houses each year. Members and guests learn of the latest developments, not only in passenger rail, but in all forms of transportation in the Southwest.

ARPA Open Houses are open to the public; light refreshments are served.

Upcoming

All current events may be found on the Calendar.

• Sometime in late 1999 or early 2000: TALGO Demonstration, Phoenix and Tucson.

Some Past Events

• 15 May 1999
  NARP Region 11 Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Ariz. Guest Speakers: Al Edelston, Vice President for Customer Service, Amtrak Intercity; Jack Martin, President, N.A.R.P.; Joe Neblett, A.D.O.T.
• 24 April 1999
  ARPA Open House, Tucson. Speaker: Kim McLay, City of Tucson Transportation Department.
• 27 March 1999
  ARPA Open House, Scottsdale. Guest Speaker: RPTA / Valley Metro
• 11 November 1998, 6:00pm
  1998 Awards Dinner at Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.
• 21 November 1998
  ARPA Annual Meeting at the Scottsdale Valley Ho Conference Center.
• November 1998: ARPA exhibits at the Scottsdale McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Railfair
• 31 October 1998: ARPA exhibits at the Great American Train Show
• May 30, 1998: ARPA Open House. Guest Speaker: Mary Peters, Arizona Department of Transportation
• February 21, 1998: ARPA Open House; NARP Region 11 Annual Meeting and Election
• January 10, 1998: ARPA Meeting and Open House, Tucson
• December 11, 1997: Awards Banquet
• November 15, 1997: Annual Meeting. Guest Speaker: Joe Neblett, Arizona D.O.T.
• August 23, 1997 Guest Speaker: Ed Immel, Oregon D.O.T.
• April 19, 1997 Guest Speaker: Julie Brown, Union Pacific Railroad
• January 25, 1997
• Annual Meeting, March 11, 1995. Guest Speaker: Bob Kollmar, Assistant General Superintendent of Amtrak's Western Division.
• Annual Meeting, March 19, 1994 Guest Speaker: Byron Nordberg, Metrolink - Los Angeles
• Annual Meeting, July 24, 1993. Held at Oscar Taylor's in Phoenix. Guest Speaker: Mr. Ciocca of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
• Phoenix Union Station Days 1993
• Annual Meeting, March 14, 1992. Keynote Speaker: Anthony Haswell, Founder, National Assocation of Railroad Passengers.
• Annual Banquet, 1991.
• Phoenix Union Station Days 1991
• Annual Banquet, February 9, 1990. Beef Eaters Restaurant, Scottsdale. Guest Speaker: Art Lloyd, Director, Public Affairs, West AMTRAK. "AMTRAK in the 1990's"
• Tempe Service Inauguration, 1987

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