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Archive -- Toledo Ohio Rail Forum
Date
Monday, October 15, 2018 11:00 AM Monday, October 15, 2018 2:00 PM
Location
Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza 300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Toledo OH 43604
The Annual Toledo Rail Forum - Sponsored by the Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association (NOPRA) and the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) will be held Monday, October 15 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza in Toledo starting at 11:00am.
The featured speaker will be Alexander E. Metcalf PhD. Dr. Metcalf is the President of Special Technical Team at Ameri Metro, Inc. He is responsible for Ameri's high speed rail, policy, forecasting, etc.
Additional Information canbe obtained by contacting [email protected].
"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.