IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 252 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2011 
Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day. 
Whereas in 1830, the Nation’s first passenger and freight 
railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, revolutionized transpor-
tation in the United States; 
Whereas on May 10, 1869, in Promontory Summit, Utah, the 
golden spike was driven into the final tie that joined 
1,776 miles of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific rail-
ways, transforming America by creating the Nation’s 
first transcontinental railroad; 
Whereas on October 30, 1970, President Richard Nixon 
signed the Rail Passenger Service Act, setting Amtrak’s 
transition date to May 1, 1971; 
Whereas on May 1, 1971, Amtrak’s service as America’s Pas-
senger Railroad began; 
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Whereas Amtrak serves 46 States, operates 305 weekday 
trains, provides services for 15 State-supported routes 
and corridors, operates 4 commuter services, and pro-
vides services or access for 10 others; 
Whereas community railroad stations are a source of civic 
pride, a gateway to over 500 of our Nation’s commu-
nities, and a tool for economic growth; 
Whereas for many rural Americans, Amtrak represents the 
only major intercity transportation link to the rest of the 
country; 
Whereas with the enactment of the Passenger Rail Invest-
ment and Improvement Act of 2008 in the 110th Con-
gress and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 in the 111th Congress, Congress charted a new 
course for Amtrak and for the development of high-speed 
and intercity passenger rail in the United States; 
Whereas these and other continued investments have helped 
to develop a national high-speed and intercity passenger 
rail system; 
Whereas Amtrak will continue to revitalize passenger rail 
service by working with States and others on the develop-
ment of the next generation of high-speed and intercity 
passenger rail trains, which will create good jobs in the 
United States by resurrecting the domestic manufac-
turing base; 
Whereas Amtrak operates the Acela, the fastest high-speed 
rail train in North America, which has carried 25 million 
passengers since its inception almost 10 years ago and 
has reshaped and redefined the air/rail share travel mar-
ket; 
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Whereas Amtrak ridership grew more than 36% between 
2000 and 2010, and the railroad carried 28.7 million 
passengers in 2010, making it the best year in the com-
pany’s history; and 
Whereas Amtrak has designated May 7, 2011, as National 
Train Day to celebrate America’s love for trains and Am-
trak’s 40th Anniversary: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the important contributions that 
trains and Amtrak make to the national transpor-
tation system; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Train Day as designated by Amtrak; and 
(3) urges the people of the United States to 
recognize such a day as an opportunity to celebrate 
passenger rail and learn more about trains. 
Æ 
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