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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
Sunday, Oct 5th
- Morning
- Council Business Meeting
- Late Morning/Early Afternoon
- Brunch
- Location TBA
- Brunch
- Afternoon
- Self-guided tours
"We would not be in the position we’re in if it weren’t for the advocacy of so many of you, over a long period of time, who have believed in passenger rail, and believe that passenger rail should really be a part of America’s intermodal transportation system."
Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation
2011 Spring Council Meeting