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Archive -- Colorado Rail Passenger Association Public Meeting
Date
Saturday, November 16, 2024 Saturday, November 16, 2024
Location
Colorado State University, Lory Student Center - Room 350 A East Fort Collins CO
Speakers will include:
- Chris Nevitt, Chairman of the Front Range Passenger Rail District
- John Putnam from the Colorado Department of Transportation
- Representatives of the City of Fort Collins and Colorado State University.
Join us as we explore the vision and effort to bring passenger rail service to Colorado’s Front Range and to the City of Fort Collins.
Refreshments will be served starting at 9:00am.
"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.