arrive is Amtrak's onboard magazine for business travelers. It provides millions of passengers with vital information and welcome entertainment to help make most of visits to the major destination cities of the Northeastern United States.

arrive is published bimonthly and delivers constant exposure on all Northeast trains as well as the ClubAcela station lounges. Its goal is to provide a unique and intelligent view of America's most compelling urban centers of commerce, government and the arts.

The tone of the magazine is entertaining yet informative, casual yet consuming. It is the perfect travel partner—a knowledgeable guide and an entertaining companion. And for Amtrak's time-sensitive riders, it is always available within arm's reach ... it is the only magazine within reach.

arrive delivers equally compelling value to advertisers. It reaches and influences a unique and valuable audience at precisely the moment when it is most receptive to a wide variety of business-, travel- and entertainment-related ad messages. And arrive readers are downtown visitors—that's why they use Amtrak and Acela. No other magazine delivers such a targeted audience of affluent visitors to Northeast cities.

The spring and summer seasons present our engineering crews with a full schedule of maintenance activities and capital improvements on our Northeast Corridor infrastructure.

This summer will be a particularly exciting one. In June we inaugurate a brand-new span on the Amtrak-owned Thames River Bridge, located between New London and Groton, Conn. The 90-year-old bridge will get a new vertical lift span, which—rather than tilting to open— elevates between two lift towers to allow marine traffi c to pass. The multiyear project will improve the reliability of the bridge, which has been prone to operating failures, resulting in train delays.

The project will take four days while we float the counterweights and the span to the bridge on a barge and complete the installation. Accordingly, Saturday, June 14, through Tuesday, June 17, the bridge will be closed to rail traffic.

While work on the bridge proceeds, our engineering crews also will complete several key projects along the route from New Haven to Boston—in just four days. This rail outage will enable us to make investments that will signifi - cantly improve the reliability of the railroad and provide passengers with a smoother ride. The completed work also will minimize the chance of future disruptions due to track outages imposed during normal maintenance operations.

It’s a unique opportunity to have four straight days to conduct an around-the-clock maintenance blitz. And although there are longterm benefi ts for our passengers, some customers may be inconvenienced in the short term by Celebrate National Train Day, May 10 cancellations and adjusted schedules. Visit Amtrak.com or check with Amtrak personnel for schedule information.

We’re making investments in the railroad because nearly 26 million Americans choose Amtrak. You may have heard more people talk about Amtrak recently, because of a major initiative designed to generate more awareness of rail travel. This series of events, promotions and advertising campaigns culminates in the firstever National Train Day on May 10, with musical and entertainment acts in Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Last year marked our fi fth consecutive year of record ridership, as more Americans choose a hasslefree, energy-efficient, comfortable and convenient way to travel. We’re sponsoring National Train Day to thank our passengers and to invite more people to see what the fuss is all about.

Please let our onboard crew know if we can do anything to make your trip with us today more pleasant, and thank you for choosing Amtrak.

Sincerely,
Alex Kummant
President and Chief Executive Officer

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