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Archive -- 2022 Southwestern Rail Conference
Date
Thursday, March 31, 2022 Friday, April 1, 2022
Location
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas - Campbell Centre 8250 N US 75-Central Expy 1000 Dallas TX 75206
The 18th Annual Southwestern Rail Conference
Thursday March 31 2022 – Friday April 1 2022
DoubleTree by Hilton at Campbell Centre – Dallas
For more info: http://texasrailadvocates.org/2022-southwestern-rail-conference/
Southwestern Rail Conference / April 1, 2022 / Dallas / DoubleTree Hotel at Campbell Centre
The Southwestern Rail Conference is hosted by Texas Rail Advocates and focuses on both passenger and freight rail issues.
Friday, April 1 presenters include
- Allison Fultz, Chief Counsel - Federal Railroad Administration
- Terry Canales, Chair - Texas House Transportation Committee
- Ray Lang, Vice-President - Amtrak State Supported Services
- Jeff Davis, Rail Division Director - Texas Department of Transportation
- Knox Ross, Commissioner - Southern Rail Commission
- Judge Richard Anderson, Chair - I-20 Corridor Council
Luncheon honoring two Congressional members of House Transportation - Eddie Bernie Johnson and Colin Allred
Two freight rail panels
- Rail Technology Panel
- Texas Railroad Association Panel- Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association on current topics
"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.