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Archive -- Joint NARP Mid-Atlantic South Division / VARP 2017 Meeting
Date
Saturday, April 1, 2017 11:30 AM Saturday, April 1, 2017 3:30 PM
Location
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Saturday, April 1, 2017
11:30am - 3:30pm
Joe Theismann’s Restaurant
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Diagonal Road - Alexandria, VA (across from the King Street Metro station, which is adjacent to the Amtrak station)
- The meeting is scheduled to permit travel by Amtrak trains 20 and 88 in the morning and 19 and 147 in the afternoon.
Planned Presentations:
- Jim Mathews - President & CEO - National Association of Railroad Passengers - National Update
- Jennifer Mitchell - Director, Virginia Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation - Virginia Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation in the McAuliffe Era,
- Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation recommendations for DC-Richmond rail
- The Federal Railroad Administration’s Northeast Corridor Report
- Chuck Riecks - Vice-Chair - NARP - The Daily Cardinal Campaign
- Rafi Guroian - VARP Member - Mainstreaming passenger rail planning
Complete Meeting Information
"The COVID Pandemic has been and continues to be the biggest challenge faced by Americans as it has taken a deadly toll on the world and on the world’s economies. During COVID Locomotive Engineers at Amtrak and other Passenger and Freight Railroads have embodied the definition of essential workers. This dedication by our members is not new. We applaud the Rail Passenger’s Association for recognizing the vital contributions of our members and their hard work moving Americans and freight during the COVID pandemic."
Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.