Speakers
The Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit will bring passenger railroad organizations, advocates and enthusiasts together with local, state and federal elected officials and policymakers, host railroads and rail infrastructure experts to educate, innovate and coordinate for the restoration, expansion and enhancement of passenger rail service across the Greater Northwest.
Confirmed
Dan Bilka
President, All Aboard Northwest
Thomas Freyer
Alberta Regional Rail
Sen. Chris Gorsek
Oregon State Senate
Tim Gould
Sierra Club of Washington
Charles Hamilton
Vice President, All Aboard Northwest
Karen Hedlund
U.S. Surface Transportation Board
Darrel Hernandez
Ogalala Lakota Nation
Jim Mathews
President/CEO, Rail Passengers Association
Meredith Richards
Board Chair, Rail Passengers Association
Phil Rico
Mayor, City of Trinidad, CO
Knox Ross
Chair, Southern Rail Commission
John Robert Smith
Chairman, Transportation for America
Jim Tylick
Assistant VP of Passenger Operations, BNSF Railway
Leo Wetula
Build America Bureau, U. S. Department of Transportation
Gary Wirt
Vice President, All Aboard Washington
Anna Zivarts
Disability Mobility Initiative
Invited
Gov. Doug Bergum
State of North Dakota
Amit Bose
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
Gov. Greg Gianforte
State of Montana
Rick Harnish
Director, High Speed Rail Alliance
Gov. Jay Inslee
State of Washington
Sen. Jon Tester
U.S. Senate