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Archive -- All Aboard Arizona 2021 Passenger Rail Summit
Date
Saturday, December 4, 2021 8:00 AM Saturday, December 4, 2021 2:30 PM
Location
Wyndham Ramada Inn 777 W Cushing St Tucson AZ 85745
All Aboard Arizona Passenger Rail Summit
Saturday December 4th
Wyndham Ramada Inn
777 W Cushing St.
Tucson AZ, 85745
8a - Coffee & rolls
9a - Meeting begins
Noon - Lunch
2:30p - Meeting ends
Speakers include Jim Mathews, Peter LeCody, Bob Stewart, Carl Fowler, Todd Liebman and Brian Yanity. An Amtrak executive is also invited.
Topics include the History of Amtrak, Travel by Train, Tucson-Phonix service, Sunset Ltd/Texas Eagle daily service, California-Arizona service, Southwest Chief, long distance service and how to deal with government, railroad and business officials.
Click here to register
Call the Tucson Ramada (520) 239-2311 directly for the special $79+tax room rate. Contact Roger Clark 480 510 0658 [email protected] for more information.
"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.