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TRN Board Member
Executive Director, Vermont Rail Action Network

A committed group of Essex Junction citizens has been active and has
made a big difference in the station area.

Train-related grassroots efforts which have been implemented in Essex
Junction over the past year include the following, according to Susana
Olson:

Aggressive Neighborhood Watch, the picking up of litter in the downtown
vicinity of the train tracks, the weeding, planting and watering of
flowers near the Amtrak station, the promotion of the Amtrak Vermonter's
special $12 fare online, in print, and via Seven Days' Stuck in VT vlog,
the creation and implementation of the first annual holiday Train Hop,
train-related programs at the Brownell Library, the creation of a very
successful weekly farmer's market immediately across the street from the
Amtrak station, a new event series on Railroad Avenue, and the leading
of special train day trips on the Vermonter including day trips to
Brattleboro as well as a "Train to the Game" event in Windsor.

I was unable to attend the June 28th NNEPRA board meeting due to the Host Appreciation Luncheon which took place at the same time. The following is from the NNEPRA May statistics sheet.

1. Ridership was up 9% from May of last year (38,879 vs. 35,445)
2. Revenue increase 7% from May of last year ($552,507 vs $512,410)
3. On Time Performance was only 60.65% in May, 2010. Train #699 had 100% OTP and #680 had 92-95% OTP.