TRAIN DAY NEWS CONFERENCE

9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015

Milwaukee Public Library, 733 N. 8 th St.
(Event at 8th Street side entrance)

MAY 8, 2015

WISCONSIN SUPPORTS TRAIN DAY

All Aboard Wisconsin Saturday is joining in national Train Day activities throughout
the country with a Milwaukee news conference where speakers will address the value of
passenger trains to Wisconsins economy and the benefits to the traveling public.

Speaking at the 9:30 a.m. event will be Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman and Mark
Weitenbeck, representing the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers. Also
participating will be Gary Goyke, All Aboard Wisconsins Legislative Director.

The news conference will be held in conjunction with the Wisconsin State Budget Public
Town Hall session, a separate event, which will begin at the Library at 10 a.m. in the
Loos Room.

All Aboard Wisconsin will be presenting its position on the need for more passenger
train service in the state and funding necessary to support it. The topic also will be
addressed at the news conference. Both events are open to the public.

For more information about All Aboard Wisconsin and area passenger train service to,
thru, and from the state, see reverse.
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Introducing

All Aboard Wisconsin

Connecting Wisconsin together
Our Goal:

More passenger trains to more places in Wisconsin with convenient connections to local
and area transportation and to the national Amtrak network,.

Who We Are:

All Aboard Wisconsin is an alliance of organizations and individuals promoting passenger

trains and connecting buses and other public transportation choices statewide as an
integral part of Wisconsins and the nations travel network.

Organizational
Basics:

Incorporated with the State of Wisconsin Jan. 17, 2012 membership organization
Registered with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
Member of the Wisconsin Urban & Rural Transit Association
IRS 501c3 and c4 status in the works
Board of 13 members with representation from around the state

Web:

News feeds via twitter.com/AllAboardWis and twitter.com/RailMatters (together reaching

2,000+) You dont need a Twitter account to access.

Some Current Key

Activities:

Passenger Train Community Forums held through the state

Legislation monitoring, development, testifying
Action Alerts for members
State Passenger Rail Summits
Conferring with member organizations & counterpart Midwest groups
Educational materials development
Tracking State Rail Plan progress
Monitoring second Chicago-Wisconsin-Twin Cities daily roundtrip study, additional
Chicago-Milwaukee trains study, conditions of train stations, equipment,
timekeeping, & Midwest passenger rail developments

On the Way:

All Aboard Wisconsin Web site

More Community Forums
Grassroots building

501c4 Board
Advisory Committee
Train travel promotions
and more

Quick Wisconsin
Passenger Rail
Facts:
(All data for Amtrak
fiscal year ending
9/30/2014 unless
otherwise noted)

Contact Information:

Hiawatha Route (Milwaukee-Chicago) : 7 daily roundtrips (6 on Sunday)

Hiawatha trains are the most heavily-used in Amtraks Midwest network.
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Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle/Portland): 1 roundtrip daily serving Milwaukee,
Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, and La Crosse. 15 different trips
possible just in Wisconsin 1,035 along entire route.
891,638: total number of Wisconsin passenger on/offs..
56,000+: number of Wisconsin residents members of Amtrak Guest Rewards
frequent-user program
$19,287,168: Amtrak goods and services purchased in Wisconsin
$4,739,030: amount of wages paid by Amtrak to its Wisconsin employees
$24,046,831 total station revenue
1.8 to 1: Estimated Return on Investment (ROI) for each dollar invested in passenger rail.
All Aboard Wisconsin, 754 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703
President Mike McCoy
01052015