Southern Rail Commission public meetings in 2025
3 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the minutes from its June 6, 2025, meeting. Members reviewed ridership data for the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service and discussed progress on the I-20 and BR-NO corridors.
- Approved June 6, 2025 meeting minutes
- Approved financial and administrative report
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the March 7, 2024 meeting minutes and current financial reports. Members discussed the upcoming launch of the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service and the progress of the I-20 Corridor project. The FRA notified the Commission that it can no longer execute construction grant awards as previously authorized.
- Approved minutes from March 7, 2024 meeting
- Approved financial reports
- Appointed Commissioner Dennis Stripling to the Executive Committee for Alabama
Southern Rail Commission
The Commission approved the Executive Committee to research the potential addition of Florida, Georgia, and Texas as members. Amtrak reported that Gulf Coast service restoration remains on schedule for a summer 2025 start date. The Commission also approved the December 6, 2024, meeting minutes and current financial reports.
- Approved minutes from Dec. 6, 2024 meeting
- Approved financial and administrative reports
- Approved Executive Committee to act as research committee for potential membership expansion