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Archive -- RESCHEDULED RailNation:DC 2020 - Advocacy Summit, Day on The Hill, and Congressional Reception
Date
Sunday, June 21, 2020 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 24, 2020 2:00 PM
Location
Embassy Suites - Alexandria Old Town 1900 Diagonal Road Alexandria VA 22314
RailNation:DC 2020 Event Registration
RailNation:DC Event Registration Is Now Open
RailNation:DC 2020 - Hotel Reservations
We will soon re-open hotel registration for the new rescheduled June dates. Keep checking this page for updates.
RailNation: DC 2020 - Day on The Hill
Rail Passengers' 2020 'Day on The Hill' and Congressional Reception Is Rescheduled for June
Sunday, June 21
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm Virginia Ballroom |
Rail Passengers Association Board Of Director's Meeting - Open To All Attendees |
Monday, June 22
| 7:00am - 4:30pm Ballroom Foyer |
Meeting Registration & Member Services |
| On Own |
Breakfast |
| 8:30am Virginia Ballroom |
Advocacy Summit Convenes |
| 12:00n - 1:30pm |
Lunch With Keynote Address |
| 4:30pm |
Advocacy Summit Concludes |
| 4:45pm - 6:00pm Location To Be Announced |
Committee Meetings (By Advance Arrangment) |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm The Light Horse, 715 King Street |
AleNation Networking MixerJoin us for a casual networking mixer at The Light Horse as part of our RailNation DC conference. Grab a drink with fellow members, advocates, and transit users. |
Tuesday, June 23
| On Own |
Breakfast |
| 7:30am - 9:00am Hotel Lobby |
Hill Day Visit Last Minute Prep |
| All Day Capitol Hill |
Rail Passengers 'Day on The Hill' Congressional Office Visits |
| 5:30pm - 7:30pm Capitol Hill - Location To Be Announced |
Rail Passengers 2020 Congressional Reception |
Wednesday, June 24
| On Own |
Breakfast |
| 8:00am Virginia Ballroom |
Annual Council Business Meeting Convenes |
| 11:45am |
Annual Council Business Meeting Concludes |
| 12:00n - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
"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.