TRAC California Rail 2020 Conference in San Diego

November 2, 2007
6:00 pm	to	11:59 pm
November 3, 2007
10:00 am	to	6:00 pm
November 4, 2007

[tags]california, san diego, amtrak, railroad, train riders association of california[/tags]

The Train Riders’ Association of California hosts the California Rail 2020 conference in Old Town San Diego November 2 through November 4, 2007.

The Saturday, November 3 conference at Caltrans’s District 11 headquarters, 4050 Taylor St. in Old Town, features keynote speaker Richard Phelps. He is Amtrak’s vice president of transportation, formerly working out of Los Angeles but recently promoted to Washington D.C. He’ll discuss the national passenger railroad’s operations and growth plans. A lunch is provided at Casa Guadalajara.

Other conference topics include the 2008 election, California’s high speed rail plans, a fare collection presentation by San Diego-based Cubic, presentations on rail links serving the county, and the historic San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.

Sunday, November 4 has a rail excursion, but the itinerary remains a mystery. And Friday, November 2 has a no-host mixer at Old Town restaurant El Fandango.

Rates for the conference: $75 per person if paid by September 30, $85 per person if paid between October 1 and October 31, and $95 per person on the day of the event. Register online or make a check out to “California Rail Foundation” and mail to:

California Rail Foundation
1025 Ninth Street #223
Sacramento, CA 95814