Dear friends of Regional Rail:
 
The next meeting of the Regional Rail Working Group (RRWG) will be held
on October 17, 2007, 6-8pm (meeting will start promptly at 6pm)
Conference Room, NYPD Downtown Center 104 Washington Street (just north
of Rector Street),  Lower Manhattan. 
 
Agenda items for Wednesday's meeting will include an update on each of
these key initiatives:
 
1. Thru-running at Penn Station
2. Upper Level Loop Alternative for LIRR East Side Access
3. Penn Station-Grand Central connection
4. Rockaway Cut-off - one-seat ride Midtown Manhattan-JFK Airport
5. Lower Manhattan Access
6. Regional Rail Freight plan
7. Intercity rail issues
 
Discussion will focus on thru-running technology and service planning
issues at Penn Station and between Penn Station-Grand Central.

The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for
converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system,
with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares. The group
also considers changes to rapid transit and light rail transit that are
"regional" in scale. 
  
Regional Rail issues are discussed on our website: www.rrwg.org 
 
 
 
The working Group includes:
 
Empire State Passengers Association
NJ Association of Railroad Passengers
Lackawanna Coalition
Five Towns Rural Transit, Inc.
Committee for Better Transit
Institute for Rational Urban Mobility 
 
Plan to attend the next meeting on October 17, 2007. 
 
geo
 
George Haikalis
Chair, Regional Rail Working Group
One Washington Square Village, Apt. 5D
New York, NY 10012 phone: 212-475-3394   fax:212-475-5051   
 
geohaikalis@juno.com    www.irum.org   www.auto-free.org      
www.vision42.org    www.rrwg.org