Learn about
what’s new in passenger rail and meet with transit professionals at the annual
Passenger Rail Forum, Monday, November 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Toledo
Club. TMACOG Public Transit & Passenger Rail Committee and the Northwest
Ohio Passenger Rail Association (NOPRA) are hosts. The luncheon and meeting are
open to the public.
The keynote
speaker for this year’s event is David King, general manager of Triangle
Transit in the Durham/Raleigh/Chapel Hill region of North Carolina. King is a former leader of the
North Carolina Department of Transportation rail division where he was
instrumental in extending passenger rail in the state. He is board chair of
Reconnecting America, an organization working to redefine national policies on
intercity travel for a convenient, secure, financially viable and sustainable
network.
Registration
for the forum is required. Log on to PassengerRailForum.eventbrite.com. Tickets are $28 for NOPRA members, $34 for non-members, and $20
for students. For more information, contact NOPRA at NWOhioPassengerRail@gmail.com, or Diane Reamer-Evans at TMACOG at 419.241.9155 ext. 117.
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