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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.
"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.