142 years of rail passenger services coast to coast as the transcontinental Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways came together on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, the "golden spike" was driven into the final tie that joined 1,776 miles.
Celebrate New York City's train travel, experiences, history and the ways trains touch New Yorkers. The festivities will highlight the unique perspective rail passengers enjoy in the vastness and beauty of the American Railway Landscape, from cities to towns across the Great North American Continent Vistas.
Amtrak New York's Grand Central Terminal will host the 2012 event Celebration. The events will feature live entertainment, interactive exhibits and educational activities about our "Nations Railways To Future", as well as, fun activities for the entire family.
New York's National Train Day will also bring the ‘railway’ and "Rail Line Community Journey" to life for attendees, and those participating online and through social media.
Join the celebration and share your inspired train travels, oboard experiences and destination photos, video and stories, by submitting your email imaging to: nypntd@usa.com.
Interested in becoming part of NEW YORK NATIONAL TRAIN DAY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Great! . . . Lets Get Started, On New York National Train Day Planning.
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New York National Train Day Association herein establishes Statewide Rail Line Community National Train Day Events, under the National Train Day Resolution established goals that contribute to enrichment of rail line communities of State of New York toward our mission and organizational development:
NEW YORK NATIONAL TRAIN DAY ASSOCIATION, is seeking Memphis Area & State of Florida residents, business professionals, merchants, railway personnel and other qualified citizens, to take a chair, as community advisers, who will elect representatives to chair the "NEW YORK NATIONAL TRAIN DAY COMMITTEE" and participate in preparations, organization and planning for the "NEW YORK TRAIN DAY CELEBRATION"
Citizens interested in volunteering time and expertise in major event planning are to "Email Resumes" and "Letter of Professional Expertise in Event Planning" to:
NEW YORK, COUNTY, NEW YORK recognizing the vast diversity, economic development, productivity and contributes to City of New York's growth that railway transportation system, networks and services has provided City of New York, New York. Where our citizens and commerce needs for effective and efficient railway transportation throughout the North American Continent, keeps this great city a spirit among international and national economy moving, and strengthens the State of New York's mobility and security.
DURING NEW YORK'S RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION MONTH and during New York's Railway Transportation Day, all State of New York Railways, including All Railroads and North American Continent Railway Systems, Private and Public Passenger are encourage to board trains of all kinds past and present traveling to "The Big Apple" in New York, New York. Celebrate with the citizen of Tampa how modern railway transportation has transformed this city and recognize the men and women who have contributed to its progress. As the City of New York renews the commitment to increasing railway transportation productivity and commerce of all kinds to keeping City of Tampa railway transportation system on the leading edge of importance as "The Big Apple".
CITY OF NEW YORK'S CENTURY OF RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION system of commerce and productivity transports our citizens and delivers a wide range of goods throughout the State of New York to the Nations of the North American Continent and the world imports and exports. In times of national and state concerns of the century, the railway transportation system also moved troops, passengers and carried materials and general cargo in war, in disasters, in peace time tranquilly efficiently and effectively. The City of New York's Heritage in preserving and enhancing the next railway century of transportation systems. Rail line community commerce resources makes the railway infrastructure, to facilitates growth in business and industry, creates employment opportunities, secures the State of New York future, and improves the quality of life for citizens of New York, County, New York and all rail line communities served.
TO SUSTAIN NEW YORK'S RAILWAY HERITAGE & FUTURE ADVANTAGES,must continue to invest in New York's and improve all rail line communities in New York's railway transportation systems. By enhancing existing rail line community tracks, rail yard, locomotives, freight and passenger railcars, with connecting transit centers to highways, waterways, and airports, to improve fuel-efficiency and locomotive emissions reduction. The City of New York, New York has the determination to foster railway programs and services to work towards improving all kinds of railway commerce, protecting the city's environment, and furthering State of New York railway economy.
THE GREAT is the name honored by citizens of New York for the spirit is still alive, working towards strengthening environmental protections throughout city by improving railway transportation systems and services. Railway Transportation was designed to increase mobility of citizens while maintaining the flow of freight goods and passenger services crossing New York connecting rail line communities; our comprehensive city transportation plan includes improving railroad and railway infrastructure and services of all kinds. New York is a "The Big Apple" to make ---- proud that Tampa has become a "The Big Apple". By this spirit of New York welcomes historical or new, of all kinds, passenger and freight, private railcars, railway event and tour, corporate, steam power, and museum trains from all parts of the North American Continent or the world to signal train's conductor's call: "ALL BOARD" next stop "The Big Apple".