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Southern Rail Commission, LA

Southern Rail Commission public meetings in 2020

3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Fri Sep 11, 2020

Southern Rail Commission

✓ Decided: Southern Rail Commission approves financial report and reviews rail projects

The Commission approved the June 5, 2020 meeting minutes and the financial report. Members reviewed progress on station planning grants, the North Rail Connector, and potential rolling stock for the Gulf Coast route. The meeting also included presentations on depot area improvements in Bay St. Louis.

Fri Jun 5, 2020

Southern Rail Commission

✓ Decided: Commission empowers Executive Committee to investigate Talgo train purchases

The Southern Rail Commission authorized its Executive Committee to explore purchasing or leasing available Talgo Series 6 train sets. The commission also reviewed updates on legislative rail funding and the Birmingham-Montgomery-Mobile feasibility study.

Fri Mar 6, 2020

Southern Rail Commission

✓ Decided: Southern Rail Commission approves 2020 budget and station planning grant notice

The Commission approved the 2020 budget and the 2019 audit. Members also voted to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity for station planning grants on May 1, 2020.