Council of Representatives Meetings

NARP's Spring Council of Representatives meeting will be held Monday-Wednesday, April 22-24, 2013, at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel.

Our annual Day on the Hill (which any member can participate in free of charge) will take place Tuesday, April 23 in Washington, DC.

Click here to register for the meeting.

Click here to register for NARP Day on Capitol Hill.

Rooms at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town at the NARP rate are sold out as of March 16. You may either click here to reserve a room at the Hilton at the regular rate (or call 1-800-HILTONS), or book at the regular rate at the nearby Hampton Inn on King Street (or call 703-299-9900). Hampton Inn is also a Hilton property, so you can earn HHonors and/or Amtrak Guest Rewards points for your stay.

Schedule Outline

Monday, April 22: Breakfast at 7:30 AM; convene at 8:30 AM; adjourn at 5:15 PM. Speakers in the PM will include:

• Mark Yachmetz, Chief, Corporate Research and Strategy, Amtrak. Also has many years' experience in key passenger-related positions at Federal Railroad Administration, from which he retired last year.

• Joseph McHugh, Vice-President, Government Affairs and Corporate Communications, Amtrak. Again will give us helpful information in advance of our Day on the Hill.

• Bob Johnston, Passenger Train Correspondent, Trains Magazine
  

Tuesday, April 23: Day on Capitol Hill (independently-scheduled meetings until 4:30 PM; some legislators have constituent coffees as early as 7:00 AM).

Wednesday, April 24: Breakfast at 7:00 AM; convene at 8:15 AM; adjourn at 2:00 PM (following lunch)

NARP's Fall Council of Representatives meeting will be held Saturday-Sunday, October 19-20, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 E. Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL. An optional pre-meeting tour of area rail facilities may take place Friday, October 18. More details to be posted in July.

Locations of Past Fall Board of Directors and Council of Representatives Meetings

Each year's Spring meeting takes place in or near Washington, DC. The location of each Fall meeting is decided the previous year by a vote of the Council at its Spring meeting.

2012 - Milwaukee, WI

2011 - Los Angeles, CA

2010 - Grand Rapids, MI

2009 - Saint Louis, MO

2008 - Portland, OR

2007 - Charlotte, NC

2006 - Austin, TX

2005 - Minneapolis, MN

2004 - Denver, CO

2003 - New Orleans, LA

2002 - Emeryville, CA

2001 - Dallas, TX

2000 - Pittsfield, MA

1999 - Toronto, ON, Canada

1998 - San Diego, CA

1997 - Santa Fe, NM

1996 - Saint Louis, MO

1995 - Seattle, WA

1994 - Portland, ME

1993 - Chicago, IL

1992 - Flagstaff, AZ

1991 - Milwaukee, WI

1990 - Atlanta, GA

1989 - Whitefish, MT

1988 - Sacramento, CA

1987 - Chicago, IL

1986 - Portland, OR

1985 - Glenwood Springs, CO

1984 - Kansas City, MO

1983 - Boston, MA

1982 - New Orleans, LA

1981 - San Francisco, CA

1980 - Detroit, MI

1979 - Denver, CO

1978 - Chicago, IL

1977 - Chicago, IL

1976 - Chicago, IL

1975 - Chicago, IL

1974 - Chicago, IL (first meeting of the large Board of Directors)

Prior to 1974, the Board only consisted of 7 Directors plus the Chairman, who met quarterly at the NARP office in Washington, DC.