Southern Rail Commission public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the financial reports and extended its contract with Transportation for America. Members received updates on the Mobile to New Orleans service, noting that platform construction in Mobile is the final infrastructure project required to begin service.
- Approved minutes from Sept. 20, 2024
- Approved financial reports
- Approved extension of contract with Transportation for America
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the appointment of two legal consultants to support legislative affairs and operations as funding becomes available. The board also approved previous meeting minutes and financial reports while receiving updates on Gulf Coast and New Orleans to Baton Rouge rail projects.
- Approved minutes from June 7, 2024 meeting
- Approved financial reports
- Approved contracting Joe McHugh as funding becomes available
- Approved contracting Scot Naparstek as funding becomes available
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved requests to unaward, withdraw, and transfer several Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) grants to facilitate Gulf Coast rail projects. Members also approved the financial reports and the minutes from the February 23, 2024, meeting.
- Approved unawarding FY2006 Railroad Research and Development sub-award for Mobile, AL Station ($80,100)
- Approved voluntary withdrawal and transfer of FY2018 CRISI Restoring Intercity Passenger Rail service funds ($32,995,516)
- Approved transfer of FY2017 and FY2018-2020 Restoration & Enhancement funds to Amtrak ($9,810,000 total)
- Approved financial reports
- Approved minutes from Feb. 23, 2024 meeting
- Approved cost to update economic impact study on passenger rail expansion in Alabama
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the financial reports and the minutes from the December 1, 2023 meeting. Members discussed federal grant opportunities, rail corridor expansions, and a $15 million grant awarded to Baton Rouge for a downtown station.
- Approved minutes from Dec. 1, 2023 meeting
- Approved financial reports