Railroad Passengers Honor Representative Mica with Golden Spike Award
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Release #09-07—April 20, 2009
Washington, DC—The National Association of Railroad Passengers will present the George Falcon Golden Spike Award to Representative John Mica (R-FL) during the Association’s Annual Congressional Reception tomorrow evening in Washington, DC.
Rep. Mica has made it “a personal mission to see that the United States has world class high-speed trains…” according to the text on the award plaque. As Republican Leader on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Mica played a key role leading to the October, 2008, enactment of the Rail Safety/Amtrak reauthorization.
His strong support for the development of Central Florida Commuter Rail, also called SunRail, illustrates the breadth of his support for rail. Quoting the plaque text again, “His passion for expanding the roles of all forms of rail-transit, passenger and freight-has been crucial in laying the groundwork for that expansion.”
The Association presents George Falcon Golden Spike Awards to honor individuals, usually public officials, for their support for a fully developed train network and leadership in promoting rail development. A complete list of past winners is at http://www.narprail.org/spike
The award is named after the late George Falcon, a Los Angeles area publisher and early member of NARP, who created the award.