PRINTER'S NO. 1340
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
291
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, MAHONEY, GIBBONS, DEASY, D. COSTA, DeLUCA,
READSHAW, THOMAS, ROZZI, DiGIROLAMO, COHEN, LONGIETTI,
HARKINS, BISHOP, KIM, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, KINSEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD, MACKENZIE, VEREB, WHEELAND, ROSS,
STEPHENS, HENNESSEY, CALTAGIRONE, FARINA, FREEMAN, ACOSTA,
O'NEILL, MARSICO, SCHWEYER, GINGRICH, DONATUCCI, TALLMAN,
MURT, GILLEN, WATSON, ROEBUCK, V. BROWN AND McCARTER,
APRIL 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and supporting "National Train Day" on May 9, 2015.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is often synonymous with railroads,
whose development helped make the Commonwealth an industrial
power in the region and the country; and
WHEREAS, Amtrak was founded on May 1, 1971, bringing together
the passenger train operations of 20 separate rail companies,
including the former Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Lackawanna
Railway; and
WHEREAS, Amtrak continues to invest in the nation's rail
infrastructure, increasing access to high-speed rail and
implementing new technology for faster, safer, more efficient
and more comfortable rail travel; and
WHEREAS, Amtrak trains and infrastructure carry commuters to
and from work in congested metropolitan areas, providing a
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