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Rail Nation DC - 2019 Advocacy Summit, Day on The Hill & Congressional Reception - April 2019

Click On The Links Below For The Presentations, Videos, Photos And Other Materials From This Event!

Monday, April 1:

Session Opening Speakers -

Chris Zappi - Director Host Railroads - Amtrak - Presentation - Video of Session
Roger Harris - Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer - Amtrak - Presentation - Video of Session

'Investments, Not Subsidies: How American Long-Distance Trains Make Money' -

Abe Zumwalt - Director Of Policy Research - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation - Video of Session

'No Schedules: Regional Rail and the Future of American Passenger Trains' - Video of Session Pending

Peter Brassard - Chair of the Rhode Island Association of Rail Passengers & TransitMatters Member - No Presentation
D.W. Rowlands - Greater Greater Washington - No Presentation
T. R. Hickey - Chief Development Officer - Virginia Railway Express - Presentation
Bruce Becker - Vice-President Operations - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Lunch Keynote Address -

Kenneth Hylander - Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer - Amtrak - Presentation

'The View from the Hill: Infrastructure and the 116th Congress'

Kristine O’Brien - Director of Outreach & Member Services – House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure - No Presentation
Alison Graab - Deputy Policy Director - U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation - Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety - No Presentation

'Rail Passengers’ 2019 Ask Explained'

Sean Jeans-Gail - Vice-President Policy - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation - Video of Session

'How to Sell Trains to Your Member of Congress'

Mike Friedberg - Partner - Holland and Knight - No Presentation

'What Can Passengers Do?: Advocacy Strategies That Really Work'

Bruce Ashton - Texas Advocate - No Presentation
Sasha Ivanoff - New York State Advocate - No Presentation

'Switzerland - A Rail Travel Paradise'

Carl Fowler - Presentation - Part One; Part Two; Part Three

Wednesday, April 3

President's Report

Jim Mathews - President/CEO - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation - Video of Session

Financial Report

Peter LeCody - Chairman - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Routes & Schedules Committee Report

Steve Musen - Committee Chair - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Customer Experience Committee Report

Carolyn Cokley - Director Customer Advisory Services - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Equipment Committee Report

Dick Bruss - Committee Chair - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

'National Passenger Rail Policy'

F. K. Plous - Presentation
Jim Mathews - President/CEO - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Association Event Report

Bruce Becker - Vice-President Operations - Rail Passengers Association - Presentation

Photo Albums From The Event:

ALL Photos Taken By Rail Passengers' Carolyn Cokley - Non-Commercial Use Permitted When Proper Credit Is Given

"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.