The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency is a joint powers authority originally formed in 1989 that works to increase ridership, revenue, capacity, reliability, coordination and safety on the coastal rail line between San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. It is governed by a 11-member Board of Directors composed of elected officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along the rail corridor. The LOSSAN Agency is staffed by the Orange County Transportation Authority.

LOSSAN Board of Directors

The LOSSAN Board of Directors is composed of current and former elected officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner corridor between San Diego, Los Angeles and  San Luis Obispo. LOSSAN is staffed by the Orange County Transportation Authority. 

The LOSSAN Board of Directors meets monthly.
Click here for the 2018 LOSSAN Meeting Calendar  

Visit our Agendas Page

Staff contact: Olga Prado , LOSSAN Clerk of the Board (714) 560-5439 oprado@octa.net

Voting Members

Chairman: Tony Kranz North County Transit District

Vice Chairman: Bryan MacDonald 
Ventura County Transportation Commission

(Vacant)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Fred Strong
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

Helene Schneider
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

John Fasana
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Al Murray 
Orange County Transportation Authority

Tim Shaw
Orange County Transportation Authority

Greg Pettis 
Riverside County Transportation Commission

Lorie Bragg
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Terry Sinnott
San Diego Association of Governments

Alternates

John Shoals 
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments

Michael T. Bennett 
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

Jim White
Ventura County Transportation Commission

MaryLou Echternach 
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

David Perry
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Mark A. Murphy
Orange County Transportation Authority

Dana Reed
Riverside County Transportation Commission

Ed Gallo
North County Transit District

Harry Mathis
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Ron Morrison
San Diego Association of Governments

Ex-Officio Members

Jeff Snowden
Amtrak

Kyle Gradinger 
California Department of Transportation

Michelle Boehm 
California High-Speed Rail Authority

Art Brown 
Southern California Association of Governments