PRINTER'S NO. 2944
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 389
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, MARSHALL, BOROWSKI, CIRESI, MALAGARI,
GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, WEBSTER, WAXMAN, KINSEY, SCHMITT, NEILSON,
SCHLOSSBERG, R. MACKENZIE, KEPHART, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, KHAN,
DELLOSO, DALEY AND CONKLIN, APRIL 10, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, APRIL 10, 2024
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing May 11, 2024, as "National Train Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, "National Train Day" was first established in 2008
4 to educate the public about the rich history of our nation's
5 trains as well as the advantages of rail travel; and
6 WHEREAS, This observation is held annually on the Saturday
7 closest to May 10, the day that the nation's first
8 transcontinental railway was completed in 1869 in Promontory,
9 Utah; and
10 WHEREAS, Since 1869, the development of rail travel has
11 revolutionized Pennsylvania, transforming this great
12 Commonwealth into an industrial powerhouse in the region and the
13 nation; and
14 WHEREAS, Rail travel is an essential part of our
15 transportation infrastructure, helping to reduce congestion on
16 the roads and in the skies, connecting cities and rural
 1 communities and providing a more environmentally friendly mode
2 of transportation that contributes to our energy security;
3 therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 11,
5 2024, as "National Train Day" in Pennsylvania and encourage
6 residents of this Commonwealth to learn more about the history
7 of trains as well as their positive impact on this Commonwealth
8 and our nation; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
10 important contributions trains make to this Commonwealth and the
11 national transportation system.
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