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Archive -- Bristol TN/VA Rail Coalition Meeting
Date
Thursday, May 30, 2019 4:00 PM Thursday, May 30, 2019 6:00 PM
Location
Bristol Chamber of Commerce 20 Volunteer Parkway Bristol TN 37620
East Tennessee and Southern Virginia rail passengers are encouraged to attend a meeting of the Bristol TN/VA Rail Coalition on Thursday, May 30th, 4:00 p.m. at the Bristol Chamber of Commerce.
Ellen Tolton from the City of Bristol, VA will report on the Economic Impact Study for restoration of rail service.
Jarod Pearson will then make a presentation on behalf of Tennessee Association of Railroad Passengers.
The Bristol Chamber of Commerce is located at 20 Volunteer Parkway in Bristol, Tennessee.
For more information visit www.tarprail.org
"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.