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Southwest Rail: An Independent Voice

Welcome to my new website! My name is Ray Dunbar and I'm from deep East Texas. Many of you know me from the Tri-State/Southwest Rail Meeting which was held in Historic Union Station in Dallas this past July. I was the chairman of this very successful rail passenger meeting.

In this first posting I would like to give a basic outline of what I plan to discuss and not discuss on this site.

Geographical area covered: My definition of the southwestern United States includes the following states: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkasas and Louisiana
Topics: Very broad, as long as it relates to passenger rail, either long haul or commuter. All comments are welcome. I do prefer that the topics be related to the Southwest area. Examples of topics I would like to discuss include:
- Track abandomnent
- Ideas for improved rail routes in the southwest region
- Trips recently taken by rail or announcements of rail trips or excursions in our region
- Rail station restoration projects

Other ideas will certainly be considered. If you wish to have articles or comments posted on this site, please e-mail me at vdunbar@iamerica.net. Include a specific statement releasing your article for posting on this site. Articles will be reviewed prior to publication for acceptance. Accepted articles may be edited for length. All copyright regulations will be followed.

Topics I will not consider for discussion:
- Political discussions FOR or AGAINST AMTRAK. A number of top notch sites are already on the Internet for this purpose.
- Rail labor disputes
- Partisan political discussions
- Comments about freight railway unless specifically related to the operation of passenger rail, either long haul or commuter

I am truly thankful to Steve Grande of Train Web for the help he has given me in this effort.

If anyone has any comments or ideas please e-mail me at vdunbar@iamerica.net or snail mail me at P.O. Box 5165, Longview, TX 75608.

Ray Dunbar
An independent voice for Southwest passenger rail.

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