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Archive -- Developing New Amtrak Corridors: Expanding the U.S. Passenger Market
Date
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Location
Join us September 23rd at 2:30pm Eastern as we hear from Ray Lang, Amtrak’s Senior Director for National State Relations, on programs being developed by Congress, by states, and by the railroad to build out the National Network into underserved markets, particularly in fast growing regions in the Sun Belt. Lang will also give an inside look at the conversations Amtrak is having with individual states looking to bring passenger rail service to their region.
You’ll also hear from Rail Passengers’ Sean Jeans-Gail about the work done by the states and the Federal Railroad Administration to map out network expansions in the Southwest, the Southeast and the Midwest.
Plan on attending? Submit your questions! We want to answer your questions about federal and state programs to expand passenger rail and the grassroots campaigns required to make it happen.
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Registration will close on Monday, September 21st. Space is limited to 475 participants so reserve your spot now.
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SCHEDULED AGENDA:
Developing New Amtrak Corridors: Expanding the U.S. Passenger Market
September 23rd
2:30 PM Eastern [1:30 PM Central]
2:30 PM – Introduction – Sean Jeans-Gail – Vice President, Policy + Gov’t Affairs, Rail Passengers Association
2:35 PM – Presentation Amtrak Corridor Development Program – Ray Lang - Senior Director, National State Relations, Amtrak
2:50 PM – Presentation on FRA Regional Network Studies – Jim Mathews – President & CEO, Rail Passengers Association
3:00 PM – Panel – Lang, Mathews and Jeans-Gail answer questions submitted by members
"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.