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Archive -- TrainRiders Northeast 30th Annual Meeting & Lunch
Date
Friday, December 14, 2018 11:00 AM Friday, December 14, 2018 3:00 PM
Location
Holiday Inn By The Bay - Downtown Portland 88 Spring Street Portland 04101
TrainRiders Northeast will be holding its 30th Annual Meeting & Lunch on Friday, December 14, 2018 At The Holiday Inn By The Bay in Downtown Portland, ME
- Registration begins at 11:00 am
- Meeting opens at 12:00 noon
- Adjournment at 3:30 pm
- Portland BusTour following the meeting
Invited guest speakers are Maine Senator Susan Collins and Stephen Gardner, Executive Vice President of Amtrak.
NNEPRA Executive Director Patricia Quinn will provide us with the Downeaster's impressive record-breaking numbers from Fiscal Year 2018.
Maine DOT Commissioner David Bernhart and PanAm Railways President David Fink will be our guests as well.
This event will also celebrate the 17th birthday of Amtrak's Downeaster Service.
Event Registration NOW Open!
"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.