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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
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.