United Rail Passenger Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, chartered under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and is a non-membership organization, which is solely supported by donations from the private sector.
We are an independent group that aims to improve America’s passenger rail system through smart business practices.
There are no membership dues nor conventions, no annual meetings, and no glossy monthly magazines. Instead, there is a history of quiet but visible success of this group, which proudly points to accomplishment of both short and long term goals.
- Board of Directors: Members throughout the Nation
- Executive Committee Officers:
Chairman, Austin M. Coates, Nashville, Tenn.
President, J. Bruce Richardson, Jacksonville Fla.
Vice President Law and Policy, Andrew C. Selden, Esq., Minneapolis Minn.
Vice President Engineering, E.P. Hamilton III, Ph.D., Pflugerville Tex.
Vice President Corporate Communications, Russell F. Jackson, MS, Sacramento Calif.
Vice President of Market Development, Randy Schlotthauer, BA, Fullerton Calif.
Vice President Southwest, Jon P. Messier, AICP, Albuquerque N. Mex.
Vice President Information Services, William J. Lindley, Scottsdale Ariz. - Founding Executive Committee Officers:
Vice President Government Relations, Byron Alfred Nordberg, Oceanside Calif. (1936-1997)
Vice President Research and Development, Adrian D. Herzog, Ph.D., Northridge Calif. (1948-2001) - Compensation to officers and others: None