Monday, October 13, 2025

Rail Passengers Meeting


The Wisconsin Association of Rail Passengers (WisARP) Fall meeting will be held in Madison on October 25th.  Details are below.  

This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, you can either attend in person or via Zoom.

If you are attending in person, you can either register online at 

https://reg.planetreg.com/E910115923160741  (Payment is made via PayPal.  You can pay by credit card via PayPal even if you do not have a PayPal account.)

or you can use the form here and pay by check.  Early registration ends October 20th.  The registration fee goes from $35 to $50 on October 21st.

If you are planning to attend via Zoom (no charge), a registration link will be sent out in a few days.

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Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers
Fall General Membership Meeting
October 25, 2025
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin


Tentative Agenda
9:00 a.m. Coffee, Pastries
10:00 a.m. – Noon Speakers

Speakers will include

  • Rich Kedzior, Passenger Rail Implementation Manager, WisDOT
  • Debby Jackson, Executive Director, Transportation Development Association, Madison
  • Satya Conway-Rhodes, Mayor, City of Madison
  • John Parkyn, WisARP President
  • Susan Foote-Martin, WisARP VP-Communication
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:45p.m. Speakers
2:45 p.m. Elections
3:00 p.m. Adjournment

Register today! You can register online at https://reg.planetreg.com/E910115923160741
Or Mail the coupon at 
the form here to: 
Mark Weitenbeck
3385 S. 119th St.
West Allis, WI 53227-3943

Fee $35 ($50 after October 20th) 
Youth (age 22 and under) $5

Make checks payable to WisARP. For questions, 414-541-1112 or email weitenbeck@sbcglobal.net

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Bingo!

You're in luck if you have a bingo card and forgot to turn it in. I will be picking up Bingo cards on FRIDAY AFTERNOON after 3 p.m. from the Transit Center and the La Crosse Public Library, so you still have time to turn yours in! Get it in by 3 p.m. Friday to be included in the drawing to win a prize! We have some great prizes this year including

  • MTU donated pass (adult or youth) 
  • Wrench & Roll donated bike tune-up 
  • Wrench & Roll donated tandem bike rent
  • Disability Action Network donated gift card for Ardie's Flipside Pub & Grill
  • LATA donated gift card for Pearl Street Books 

  • Bike helmet
  • Books
  • Water bottles
  • Rain gear 

Lost your bingo card? No problem! Download and print one here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ANFItFw5hTm54H45wKr_D9F66dHYIDzH/view?usp=drive_link