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Archive -- Tampa Train Day - Tampa, FL
Date
Saturday, May 12, 2018 Saturday, May 12, 2018
Location
Tampa Union Station 601 N. Nebraska Avenue (Corner of Nebraska Avenue and Twiggs St., Downtown) Tampa FL 33602
Tampa Train Day is a family-friendly, local event which this year is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the restoration of historic Tampa Union Station.
It is organized by the volunteers of Friends of Tampa Union Station.
Admission is completely free.
Featuring:
- Model train displays! From the Suncoast Model Railroad Club, H.B. Plant Railroad Historical Society, Suncoast American Flyer Enthusiasts, RealRails, Pun Railroad and Classic Trains, the Greater Florida LEGO Users Group and more!
- History and transportation exhibits! From the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment "Rough Riders" Krewe, Amtrak, Friends of Tampa Union Station, Florida Railroad Museum, Operation Lifesaver, Largo Central Railway, Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers/Rail Passengers Association, TBARTA, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library/Burgert Brothers Photo Collection, Florida Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club, a children's play area sponsored by H&R Trains and more!
- Live music by Ray Chiaramonte from 11:00-12:00, Kat Baumback from 12:30-2:00 and the Serotonic Duo from 2:30-4:00!
- Food trucks!
- And more!
"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.