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Archive -- RailNation Chicago
Date
Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:00 AM Sunday, November 5, 2017 5:00 PM
Location
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel 163 East Walton Place Chicago IL 60611
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Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, November 5, 2017
Confirmed & Invited RailNation Speakers/Presenters:
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Richard Anderson - CEO - Amtrak - Confirmed To Speak On Thursday, Nov. 2
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Étienne Tricaud - CEO & Co-Founder - AREP - Presenting Opening Key Note Address on Thursday Morning, Nov. 2
- Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts
- Hon. John Robert Smith - Board Chair - Transportation for America
- Joseph Szabo - Executive Director - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
- Daniel Elliott III - Vice-Chair - Surface Transportation Board
- Jim Wrinn - Editor - Trains Magazine
- Bob Johnston - Passenger Rail Columnist - Trains Magazine
- Don Phillips - Rail Industry Columnist - Trains Magazine
- Ian Jefferies - Senior Vice-President Government Affairs - Association of American Railroads
- Henry Posner III - Chairman - Railroad Development Corporation
- Karen Hedlund - Director Public-Private Partnerships - WSP - Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Richard Harnish - Executive Director - Mid-West High Speed Rail Association
- Prof. Anthony Perl - Simon Fraser University
- William O'Leary - President/CEO - Alaska Railroad
- Yves Desjardins-Sicilano - President/CEO - VIA Rail Canada
- Representatives From:
Host Hotel: Historic Millennium Knickerbocker, 163 East Walton Place (One Block Off North Michigan Ave.), Chicago, IL
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Event Agenda: (Revised to 9-7-17)
Thursday, November 2, 2017
| 7:30am - 6:00pm | Registration |
| 9:00am - 10:15am | Welcome General Session & Presentation |
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With Opening Keynote Address |
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| 10:15am - 10:30am | Break |
| 11:00am - 12:00n | Amtrak Culinary Demonstration |
| 12:45pm - 2:15pm | Lunch Break - On Own |
| 2:15pm - 4:00pm | General Session Presentation |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Break |
| 4:15pm - 5:30pm | Concurrent Panel & Speaker Sessions |
| 5:45pm - 7:45pm | Welcome Networking Reception |
| (Separate Ticket Required) |
Friday, November 3, 2017
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | Registration |
| 9:00am - 10:15am | General Session Panel Presentation |
| Grass Roots Advocacy - The Vision For | |
| 'A Connected America' & How You Can | |
| Help Make It Happen | |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Break |
| 10:30am - 12:00n | Concurrent Panel & Speaker Sessions |
| 11:00am - 2:00pm | Amtrak Job Fair at Union Station |
| 12:00n - 1:30pm | Lunch Break - On Own |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Concurrent Panel & Speaker Sessions |
| 3:15pm - 4:30pm | General Session Panel Presentation |
| The Elephant In The Room - Where Will | |
| Over $300 Billion In Capital Investments | |
| Come From? | |
| 4:30pm - 4:45pm | Wrap-Up Session |
| 4:45pm - 5:30pm | NARP Council Business Meeting |
| Free Evening | Explore Chicago! |
Saturday, November 4, 2017
| 8:00am - 1:00pm | Registration |
| Morning & Afternoon | Passenger Rail Displays & Presentations |
| Morning & | Union Station Tours |
| Afternoon | & Equipment Displays |
| Mid-Day | Chicago-Area Excursion Train (See Note) |
| Mid-Day | Museum Of Science & Industry Tour (See Note) |
| Md-Day | Pullman Historical Site Tour (See Note) |
| 7:00pm | 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner |
| And Program (Separate Ticket Required) |
Note: Separate Tickets For These Tours/Trips Will Be Offered - General Event Registration Will Be Required To Participate!
Sunday, November 5, 2017
| Late Morning | CTA Tour (Tentative) |
| Mid-Day | Museum of Science & Industry Tour |
Note: Separate Tickets For These Tours/Trips Will Be Offered - General Event Registration Will Be Required To Participate!
RailNation Chicago Sponsorship Opportunities Are Available!
Contact Brian Osika at [email protected] for more information.
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"The Rail Passenger Association's recognition of the essential work done by SMART-TD members aboard Amtrak during this difficult period is appreciated. The Golden Spike Award serves as a testament to the compassion and dedication our conductors, assistant conductors and other workers exhibit constantly through times both ordinary and extraordinary."
Jeremy Ferguson, SMART-TD President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.