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Goodbye 2020! Thank You Everyone For Your Support!
December 30, 2020
Rail Passengers President & CEO Jim Mathews says thank you in this brief goodbye to what has been a difficult year for everyone in the transportation scene. Thanks to all of our members, supporters, journalists, and staffers that have helped keep America's passenger rail advocacy network on track through these difficult times.
"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.
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