We are very encouraged by our legislative and advocacy momentum, today. Much activity has transpired over the past few months and some progress has resulted. Put aside any short-sighted frustration and look at what we’ve actually accomplished! On March 30, 2006, following the official “close” of the 2006 Legislative session, the TDX Board met in […]
TransDominion Express, Inc. received official notification as of January 5, 2006 that it had obtained status as a Nonstock Corporation. Up to this point, the Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express had been technically operating as a statewide ad hoc committee of the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. TDX Committee meetings in August and September […]
With current fuel price increases and transportation funding solutions tied up in knots, the time is ripe for YOU to muster FULL support for the TDX from everyone you know! Talk to anyone within three feet of you! Passenger rail support must span each new administration. Make sure your legislators know about and support us!
Former Secretary of Transportation, Whitt Clement, was a great help to the TDX’s recent progress. When he stepped down at the end of March 2005, many transportation advocates wondered how this might affect the course of their efforts. But, it took only a simple phone call to our new Secretary, the Honorable Pierce Homer, to […]
With several years of work supporting us, 2005 marks the most exciting advances for the TDX yet! Between plans for the TDX Demo and passage of the Rail Enhancement Fund, we are inundated with preparations! Even with all the good news to be reported, there remains a need to set the record straight. It has […]
An ad hoc committee met with Tennessee Rail Proponents at the Lynchburg Regional Chamber in May. Present were: TDX Committee Members: French Moore, Rex Hammond, Ira Doom, John Gaines, and Barbara Hartley. Representing Tennessee were: Ben Smith, Retired TDOT Exec Dir – now consultant to Nashville & Eastern Corp., and Scott Sandman, Director Fentress County […]
The TDX Steering Committee held meetings April and June, with Bruce Wingo of Norfolk Southern as a welcomed guest at the April meeting. With so much progress amassing as a result of actions of the 2005 General Assembly, the group could barely cover its agenda at either meeting. But, the findings of the Woodside Study […]
To move forward, details and repercussions must be considered, many of which have to do with track conditions. And, we must keep in mind that the solution for rail transportation requires a combination of projects, passenger and freight. With the Farmville track apparently destined for abandonment, the Demo Project will utilize the southern route around […]
Ira Doom, Barbara Hartley, French Moore, Rex Hammond, and Jay Harrison confer with Meredith Richards and Alan Tobias on the phone at September TDX Committee meeting. Other Committee members outside of camera view. Heading for the 2005 General Assembly session, the TDX has a great progress report, with Senator Wampler largely responsible for redirecting and […]
The Committee to Advance the TransDominion Express (TDX) has two important announcements! Two members of the Steering Committee for the TransDominion Express have been named to serve on the board of directors for the Governor’s Commission on Rail Enhancement for the 21st Century, which Governor Warner created following the General Assembly’s failure to create a […]
