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Archive -- TrainRiders Northeast Annual Meeting
Date
Friday, December 15, 2017 12:00 PM Friday, December 15, 2017 3:00 PM
Location
Holiday Inn By The Bay 88 Spring Street Portland ME 04101
Our Annual Meetings are a time when we catch up on the progress of the Downeaster, receive the all-important yearly performance report and future expansion plans from NNEPRA Executive Director Patricia Quinn and renew our professional and personal friendships. We'll also welcome NNEPRA Board Chairman John Melrose, MEDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt, President David Fink of PanAm Railroad and top Amtrak officials.
This Annual Meeting promises to be a 'must attend' event.
It is a luncheon gathering at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland on Friday, December 15th from noon until 3:30 pm. Registration begins at 11:00 am.
The Downeaster schedule makes it easy to arrive and depart Portland.
The northbound train arrives at 11:35 am and the southbound train arrives at 11:55 am. A courtesy shuttle will take you from the station to the hotel.
Adjournment is at 3:30 pm. We'll then board the Downeaster (on us) for a roundtrip to Freeport (arrives at 4:10 pm) to see L.L. Bean's spectacular Christmas display and program. Afterwards, we'll board the 5:25 pm in Freeport to Portland and you can continue on to points south on the same train.
You can download the printed version of the flyer here or you can use our website to make your reservation. Either way, you won't want to miss our 29th Annual Meeting.
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.