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Archive -- RIARP Spring Meeting
Date
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Location
Dinner Train 2 Alexander Road Portsmouth RI 02871
This location will serve as a meeting venue only. No food is involved, so make other arrangements prior to or following the meeting. The train will be stationary.
Directions (Driving): (Use the address '2 Alexander Road, Portsmouth' for GPS maps). From West Main Road (Rt.114) in Portsmouth, the entrance to the "Melville Marine District" (big sign) is directly across from the Dunkin' Donuts on West Main Road. Follow Stringham Road all the way to the bottom, cross the tracks, and bear right into the lot. There is ample parking.
For those who use public transit, it might be preferable to get a ride with someone who's driving. RIPTA's 60-bus does travel on West Main Road, but at half the schedule where there's a bus once an hour daytime, and at night that becomes a bus every two hours. Also, from the West Main Road / Stringham Road intersection, the distance to the Melville Depot is one mile.
Directions (Driving): (Use the address '2 Alexander Road, Portsmouth' for GPS maps). From West Main Road (Rt.114) in Portsmouth, the entrance to the "Melville Marine District" (big sign) is directly across from the Dunkin' Donuts on West Main Road. Follow Stringham Road all the way to the bottom, cross the tracks, and bear right into the lot. There is ample parking.
For those who use public transit, it might be preferable to get a ride with someone who's driving. RIPTA's 60-bus does travel on West Main Road, but at half the schedule where there's a bus once an hour daytime, and at night that becomes a bus every two hours. Also, from the West Main Road / Stringham Road intersection, the distance to the Melville Depot is one mile.
"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.