Series V, Folder 2: Ride the Rail 2011-2013, 2010 - 2013

Contains miscellaneous papers collected/created by (or related to) the Dubuque-based organization Ride the Rail. Papers include correspondence, handwritten notes, brochure printouts, information on state subsidies for Dubuque passenger rail, survey completed by IIW Engineers & Surveyors, P.C. titled "Dubuque Intermodal Center Cost Estimate without Engineering February 21, 2011," information on "Railroad Feedback," aerial images of Dubuque, "Pros and Cons" of intermodal center locations sheet, "Amtrak Ridership" figures, printout from the website "Stand Up for Trains!" an opinion sheet from State Senator Matt McCoy, press release titled "Governor Quinn Announces Capital Funding for Rockford Passenger Rail," article printout titled "Guest column: Rail a good alternative to $4 gasoline," printout from the website "States for Passenger Rail Coalition," article printout titled "High-Speed Rail in 2014?" Ride the Rail survey sheets, Ride the Rail "Resolution: Comprehensive Transportation System" sheet (two copies), information sheet titled "Regional benefits of a midwest HSR 220 network," a map titled "Passenger Elements," a University of Iowa Student Goverment Executive Order, meeting minutes from Tri-State Alliance Meetings, "Iowa Passenger Rail Advisory Committee" meeting agenda, handwritten PRAC meeting minutes, and newspaper clippings.