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Archive -- 40th Annual New York State Advocates Annual Meeting & Lunch
Date
Saturday, March 7, 2020 Saturday, March 7, 2020
Location
Key Hall At Proctors 436 State Street Schenectady NY 12305
40th Annual NYS Passenger Rail Advocates Meeting & Lunch
Saturday, March 7, 2020
11:00am - 4:00pm
Key Hall At Proctors
436 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
$45.00 Per Person Includes Meeting & 3 Course Lunch
Confirmed Speakers:
Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-D-20)
Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy
Jim Mathews - President/CEO - Rail Passengers Association
Charles Poltenson - Founding ESPA Member & Past President
Bill Hollister - Government Affairs - Amtrak
The Entrance To Key Hall Is From Inside The Proctors Theater Arcade (Opposite The Box Office) - Two Blocks From The Amtrak Station – Free Parking Available In Lots Behind Proctors. Full Program Registration Includes The Meeting; A Three Course Luncheon & Beverage Breaks
Full Event Registration - $45.00 Per Person (Available Through February 28th - Higher Rates Will Apply After This Date & At The Door). Meeting ONLY Registration - $25.00 (Meeting ONLY - Does Not Include Lunch Or Breaks).
For those paying by mail or at the door who wish to make a donation to ESPA, this can be done by adding to the registration fee and paying the total by cash or check. Please make check's payable to "ESPA".
"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.