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Archive -- Colorado Rail Passenger Association (ColoRail) Meeting
Date
Saturday, February 17, 2018 Saturday, February 17, 2018
Location
Kimpton Hotel Born 1600 Wewatta Street Denver CO 80202
The Colorado Rail Passenger Association (ColoRail) will meet in Denver, Saturday Morning, February 17th at the Kimpton Hotel Born adjacent to the Denver Union Station platforms.
Agenda topics include the LA Metro’s expansion program, State funding for rail and transit and Advanced Locomotives using fuel cells.
The meeting will close with a memorial celebration for ColoRail leader Ira Schreiber who passed away recently.
The meeting will start with a breakfast buffet at 8 am and conclude at noon.
Donations of $15 are requested to help defray meeting costs.
The Born Hotel is located at 1600 Wewatta Street and the meeting will take place in the Copper Ballroom.
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.