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RailNation: San Antonio
Date
Friday, October 3, 2025 Sunday, October 5, 2025
Location
Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk 217 N St Mary's St San Antonio TX 78205
EVENT REGISTRATION
In-Person Registration: $192.00
Virtual Registration: $192.00
Deadline to register for both in-person & virtual is Sept 15th at midnight eastern.
Onsite registration will NOT be available in San Antonio.
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$161.00/night + tax for either King or Double Queen rooms
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This outline will be updated frequently by staff as the meeting comes together. NOTE: Times & topics may change.
Friday, October 3rd
- 1:00–3:00pm
- Regional Organizing Session & Council Committee Time
- Members on their own
- Not organized by staff
- Regional Organizing Session & Council Committee Time
- 3:00–5:00pm
- Advocacy Workshop
- Location TBA
- Separate Admission
- Advocacy Workshop
- 6:00–8:30pm
- AleNation
- Location TBA
- Separate Admission
- AleNation
Saturday, Oct 4th
MC/Host: Jim Mathews, Rail Passengers President + CEO
- 7:00–8:00am
- Registration/Breakfast
- 8:00–8:20am
- Welcome
- Meredith Richards, Rail Passengers Chairwoman
- Welcome
- 8:20–9:00am
- Local Presentation & Welcome
- Speaker TBA
- Local Presentation & Welcome
- 9:00–10:00am
- Mayors/Judges Panel
- Speakers TBA
- Mayors/Judges Panel
- 10:00–10:10am
- BREAK
- 10:10–11:00am
- State Presentation
- Speaker TBA
- State Presentation
- 11:00–11:45am
- Open Presentation
- Speaker TBA
- Open Presentation
- 11:45am–1:00pm
- Lunch - w/ Keynote Speaker
- Speaker TBA
- Lunch - w/ Keynote Speaker
- 1:00–1:45pm
- Rail Passengers Data Presentation
- Speaker TBA
- Rail Passengers Data Presentation
- 1:45–2:30pm
- Southern Rail Commission: Updates from the Gulf Coast/I-20 Corridor
- Speaker TBA
- Southern Rail Commission: Updates from the Gulf Coast/I-20 Corridor
- 2:30–2:45pm
- Break
- 2:45–3:45pm
- Amtrak Presentation/Panel
- Speakers TBA
- Amtrak Presentation/Panel
- 3:45–4:30pm
- Closing “Fireside Chat”
- Jim Mathews
- Guest TBA
- Closing “Fireside Chat”
- 4:30pm
- Conference Closes
- 5:00–7:30pm
- Chairwoman's Reception
Sunday, Oct 5th
- Morning
- Council Business Meeting
- Late Morning/Early Afternoon
- Brunch
- Location TBA
- Brunch
- Afternoon
- Self-guided tours
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Individual Sponsors:
Bruce Ashton
Tom & Christy Compson
Gary Moline
J.R. Price
Michael Robinson
Miles Schulze
"When [NARP] comes to Washington, you help embolden us in our efforts to continue the progress for passenger rail. And not just on the Northeast Corridor. All over America! High-speed rail, passenger rail is coming to America, thanks to a lot of your efforts! We’re partners in this. ... You are the ones that are going to make this happen. Do not be dissuaded by the naysayers. There are thousands of people all over America who are for passenger rail and you represent the best of what America is about!"
Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation
2012 NARP Spring Council Meeting