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Jim Mathews Debates The Cato Institute's Randall O'Toole
October 12, 2018
Rail Passengers Association President/CEO Jim Mathews was invited to participate on a panel at the Cato Institute on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
The featured presenter was Cato Institute Senion Fellow, Randall O'Toole, Mr. O'Toole has recently written a book 'Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need', which served as the focal point of the session.
Jim was joined on the panel by Art Guzzetti, Vice President of Policy, American Public Transportation Association and by Marc Scribner, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute. The session was moderated by Jason Kuznicki, Editor at the Cato Institute.
Watch The Video Of The Session
"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."
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