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Event Registration & Agenda
Admission
- $295.00 - Full Admission (Sun-Wed)
- Free - Full Admission (Sun-Wed) - Silver Rail Society Plus (MUST BE A MEMBER AT THIS LEVEL)
- $80.00 - Full Admission (Sun-Wed) - Student
- $250.00 - Monday & Tuesday Events ONLY
- $160.00 - Monday Session & Workshops ONLY
- $150.00 - Full Virtual Admission (Sun, Mon, & Wed)
RAILNATION:DC 2023 AGENDA
(All Sessions in the Virginia Ballroom, except where noted)
Sunday, March 26
9:00a - 4:00p |
Board of Directors Retreat (Room details sent separately)Not Open to the Public |
4:00p - 5:00p |
Registration Open |
5:00p - 6:00p |
Public Board Meeting |
Monday, March 27
8:00a |
Registration Open |
9:30a |
Logistics/Housekeeping Announcements |
9:35a |
Welcoming Remarks
|
10:00a |
Keynote Address: Taking The Action to the StatesShayne Gil, Program Director, Council on Rail Transportation, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) |
10:30a |
BREAK |
10:45a |
Amtrak and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Updates on Service Levels, Equipment, and New Routes
|
11:15a |
Legislative Briefing & BIL UpdateSean Jeans-Gail, VP of Gov't Affairs, Rail Passengers |
Noon |
LUNCH / Luncheon Speaker: Federal Railroad Administration, Long Distance Study Update
|
1:15p |
Day on the Hill Preparation + Local OutreachSean Jeans-Gail, VP of Gov't Affairs, Rail Passengers |
2:00p |
BREAK |
2:15p |
Workshop: Developing State Route Support TeamsSean Jeans-Gail, VP of Gov't Affairs, Rail Passengers |
3:15p |
BREAK |
3:45p |
Concurrent Sessions
|
4:45p |
BREAK |
5:00p |
Wrap-Up & Housekeeping |
6:00p Hard Times Cafe - Alexandria, 1404 King Street |
AleNation
|
Tuesday, March 28 (Day on the Hill)
8:00a - 4:00p |
Registration Open |
ALL DAY |
Hill Visits |
Wednesday, March 29
8:00a |
Registration Open |
9:00a |
President’s Opening RemarksJim Mathews, President & CEO, Rail Passengers |
9:30a - 1:00p |
Council Business
|
1:15p |
Conference Closes |
"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."
Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.