Summit registration opens to CRC members next week and once again, capacity will be limited. Early bird rates are valid through August 15.

Non-members are welcome to waitlist; registration will open to all after September 10.

CRC’s Champions of Commuter Rail Awards recognize individuals who have impacted the industry through their innovative thinking and inspirational leadership, and include The Doty Award, which is presented to someone who has demonstrated the value of building teams of diverse individuals and nurturing the next generation of railroad leaders.

Nominations are welcome via email through July 15; a panel of past winners will select this year’s awardees.

The 2025 Champions of Commuter Rail Awards Dinner will take place Tuesday, November 4, in the majestic Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Sponsoring the 2025 Commuter Rail Summit demonstrates allyship and benefits the corporate bottom line. Reach out here to request a list of remaining opportunities to show your support for the preeminent gathering of commuter rail professionals.

JULY 1 CRC MEETING

CRC members in good standing are invited to attend the next meeting of CRC’s Board of Directors on Tuesday, July 1. CRC Board Meetings are open to all members; join us from 1:30 – 5 PM at the MTC offices, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco.

Designated representatives of each member organization have received the meeting agenda and a ballot to cast their vote for the slate of candidates vying to join the Board of Directors.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Public transit agencies begin planning for ‘doomsday’ funding scenario (Capitol News Illinois)

• Metra responds to UP request for regulators to dismiss trackage-rights case (Trains)

• The Chicagoland sustainable transportation scene in nutshell: My presentation to University of Michigan students (StreetsBlog Chicago)

• Judge Rules in Favor of Massachusetts TOD Law (Planetizen)

• Interview: Metra CEO Talks Budget, Motive Power, and Future of Commuter Rail (Railfan & Railroad)

• Pa. House passes transportation funding proposal; Lt. Gov. Austin Davis calls it a ‘top priority’ (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

• Fort Worth transit agency approves 10-year extension with commuter rail contract operator (Trains)

• Caltrain engineers ratify new contract (Trains)

• Massachusetts Authority to Offer $939.2 Million of Bonds for Transportation System Upgrades (Morningstar)

• Boston faces its biggest economic threat since the industrial collapse (Mass Live)

• Profile: AECOM's Diane Cowin on Planning, Innovation, and the Future of Transit (MetroMagazine)