LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Announces 2025 Board of Directors Leadership

Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung and Paso Robles Councilmember Fred Strong to Lead the Agency's Board of Directors

ORANGE, Calif., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles - San Diego - San LuisObispo(LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency (Agency), which manages theAmtrak Pacific Surflinertrain service, announces that its Board of Directors (Board) has unanimously selected City of Fullerton Mayor Fred Jung to serve as chair and City of Paso Robles Councilmember Fred Strong to serve as vice chair of the Agency.

"I'm honored to take on the role of chair for theLOSSAN Agency," said Jung. "I will be dedicated to collaborating with agency staff, fellow board members, and stakeholders to restoring and enhancing the Pacific Surfliner service and strengthening the resiliency of the rail infrastructure across the entire LOSSAN Rail Corridor."

"We are very pleased to welcome DirectorJung and Director Strong as our new chair and vice chair for 2025," saidJason Jewell, managing director of the LOSSAN Agency. "Their extensive experience and leadership serving the LOSSAN Agency will be invaluable as we work to increase ridership and expand intercity rail travel inSouthern California."

Director Fred Jung currently serves as the Mayor of Fullerton and is a member of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors. Jung was first elected to the Fullerton City Council representing District 1 in November 2020 and was appointed Mayor in 2021. Mayor Jung was reelected to his second four-year term in November 2024. The OCTA appointed Jung as a member to the LOSSAN Board of Directors in January 2023. He previously served as vice chair of the Agency.

A strong advocate for transportation initiatives at all levels of government for more than 35 years, Paso Robles Councilmember Fred Strong has served in numerous civic roles and board positions, including the City of Paso Robles City Council, San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, National Association of Regional Councils, National League of Cities, California Association of Councils of Governments and League of California Cities since 2004. He represents the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments on the LOSSAN Board of Directors.

TheLOSSAN Agency is governed by an 11-member Board composed of officials representing rail owners, operators, and planning agencies along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor betweenSan DiegoandSan Luis Obispo. Visit pacificsurfliner.comto learn more and book a trip.

About the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
The Pacific Surfliner travels along a 351-mile coastal rail route through San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, serving 29 stations. It is the busiest state-supported intercity passenger rail route in the United States. To learn more and plan a trip, visit pacificsurfliner.com.

About the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency
The Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is a joint powers authority composed of rail owners, operators and planning agencies along the entire LOSSAN Rail Corridor. In addition to working to improve passenger rail ridership, revenue, on- time performance, operational flexibility, and safety, the LOSSAN Agency assumed management responsibility for the Pacific Surfliner service in July 2015, following the execution of an interagency transfer agreement with the state of California. For more information, visitLossan.org.

SOURCE Amtrak Pacific Surfliner