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Archive -- NARP Northwest Division Meeting
Date
Saturday, March 5, 2016 11:00 AM Saturday, March 5, 2016 5:00 PM
Location
Saturday, March 5, 2016
The National Association of Railroad Passengers – Northwest Division, All Aboard Washington and the Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates will host the annual Northwest Rail Advocates spring rail conference on Saturday March 5 in Tukwila, WA at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The hotel is two blocks from the Tukwila Sounder/Amtrak station which is served by the Amtrak Cascades.
Confirmed speakers include Bob Stewart, NARP Chairman, and Ron Pate, Director of the WSDOT Rail Division.
A Speaker from the California High Speed Rail Authority has been invited.
For complete information and registration go to http://allaboardwashington.org/springrail/. You can register on line or print out a registration form to mail in.
We look forward to seeing you at the Northwest Rail Advocates conference on March 5.
"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.