Mr. President , two an a half years into your presidency, what has been the biggest learning curve . What has been your biggest frustration . Pres. Trump in terms of learning curve, its a little patience. It doesnt go as quickly as things you do in private, but not that much different than i expected. We have accomplished a lot. I go around saying we have accomplished more maybe than any president has in two and a half years, but i have loved every minute of it. Weve had fun. I think the biggest frustration has been the way the media covers me, the way media covers this agenda, and im disappointed by it. Im very surprised by it. Generally, i think over my lifetime ive gotten pretty good press, and here, no matter how big a victory, they really cover it incorrectly, hence the term fake news, etc. I would say that has been a disappointment. I think after i won, i was covered, i thought, very poorly during the campaign. I thought after i won, they would be different, and actually, they ha
And ceo of the association of american railroads. Jim cb, commissioner of the southwest chief and Front Range Passenger Rail commission, and jennifer homendy, Member National Transportation Safety board. I continue to be a strong supporter of our real industry both freight and passenger. Rail service is safe and efficient. It also reduces congestion on our highways and spurs economic growth. In mississippi, for example, we have 26 Freight Railroads, 2,400 miles of track, five of the seven class ones, two longdistance amtrak routes, 10 stations, and more than 100,000 annual riders. Rail is vital to mississippi. I have been a tireless advocate for the restoration of the gulf coast Passenger Service, which was suspended in 2005 after hurricane katrina. With funding support from dot, amtrak, and the states, i am pleased to report that mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are likely once again to have this amtrak route and that will give mississippi a third amtrak route. Restoration of this
Routes, 10 stations and more than 100,000 annual riders. Rail is vital to mississippi. I have been a tireless advocate for the restoration of the gulf coast Passenger Service. It was suspended in 2005 after hurricane katerina. With funding support from dot , amtrak in the states im , pleased to report that mississippi, louisiana and alabama are likely again to have this amtrak route and that will give mississippi a third amtrak route. Restoration of the service would support growing populations centers, connect tourist destinations, bring new jobs and improve the regions quality of life. This will make a positive difference for the communities and the people of the mississippi gulf coast. This hearing provides opportunity to examine the state of Passenger Rail and consider how to support existing routes like the southwest chief and restore gulf port gulf coast service. In i introduced along with 2015, senator booker the Railroad Reform enhancement and efficiency act which reauthorized
Next historian , Rudolph Daniels talks about his book, the Great Railroad war United States Railway Operations during world war i. He argues that the ability to move troops, equipment and ammunition at an accelerated rate helped allied forces win wwi. The National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri hosted the event. Hello, welcome everyone to your National World war i museum and memorial. Im camille kulig, program specialist. And i am thrilled to have everyone joining us here this afternoon, whether you have braved the rain, congratulations you made it. Or whether you are warm at home watching through our livestream. Today, we have the pleasure of hosting dr. Rudy daniels , who is going to present his lecture, the Great Railroad war United States Railway Operations during wwi. Today, we also have the pleasure of being joined by one of the museum and memorials esteemed board members, dave ebbrecht. And he is going to speak more about his ample experiences with rail
Alternates. Il call roll. Director forbes. Here. Director baptiste. Present. Why director lipkin. Why present. Director syed. Present. Director tumlin. Present. Chair gee. Here. Directors we have quorum. Am item 3 is communications. Wield like to note process for the public to comment. Members of the public may comment on the meeting during Public Comment period in person or remotely. The call in line as a courtesy and may be disrupted due to technical difficulties. In person comment will be taken first. Remote comment after. The public call in line is on the agenda and dialing strukdzs should be scrolling at the bottom of the screen on sfgovtv. Are there communications. Next item. Item 4 is board of directors now and old business im not aware of any. Next item. Directors. Item 5 is the executive directors report. Executive directo van de water is here were excited bring in items to you that we have been planning on for over 2 years now. And these will advance the third and final leg o