Railmark restarts passenger-rail service, appoints Keefe to manage it

Railmark Holdings Inc. earlier this week announced it has resumed passenger-rail service through its subsidiary Train Travel Inc. 

The company provides consulting, operating and mechanical services to transit agencies, intercity passenger-rail operations and states seeking an expansion of or new passenger-rail services. 

“Train Travel Inc. has a storied 38-year past with its own passenger-rail brands — Star Clipper Dinner Train and Reno Fun Train — having handled over 3.5 million passengers in its past,” Railmark officials said in a press release. “Train Travel Inc. is also a fully accredited, rail-centric travel agency.” 

Railmark has appointed Venetta Keefe director of passenger-rail services for Railmark and Train Travel Inc. She has extensive experience in passenger-rail services and safety, and most recently was the Midwest project manager for the Federal Railroad Administration. Keefe previously served the Indiana Department of Transportation’s rail division for 24 years. 

“She is among a very small, select group of passenger-rail professionals with experience managing state-funded passenger-rail service under the complex federal [Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act] legislation,” said Railmark President and CEO B. Allen Brown.