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HIGH-SPEED RAIL 2012: IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND PHILADELPHIA
High-Speed Rail: A Week in Photos

 

Photo by Todd Parola

Public transportation leaders including, from left, UIC Director-General Jean-Pierre Loubinoux; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority General Manager Joe Casey, in background; FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo; Amtrak Board Member Anthony R. Coscia; Joseph Boardman, president, Amtrak; David Carter, senior director of equipment design and engineering, New Jersey Transit Corporation; and APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy participate in a ribbon cutting in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station July 10 after spending the day in Washington, DC. 

 

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Participants in the July 10 visit to Washington gather outside the U.S. Capitol. 

 

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A panoramic view of the conference hall during the July 10 Opening General Session.

 

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More than 2,700 high-speed rail professionals from around the world participate in the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail. 

 

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Cutting the ribbon July 11 for the International Trade Exhibition, from left: Melaniphy, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, Loubinoux, Ishida, and APTA Chair Gary Thomas.
 

 

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A scene on the floor of the International Trade Exhibition that was part of the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail in Philadelphia.
 

 

 

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Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) meets with Min-Ja shi, left, assistant vice president, Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation, and Thomas Hart, vice president, government affairs & general counsel, U.S. High-Speed Rail Association, in her office on Capitol Hill.
 

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UIC Chairman Yoshio Ishida, left, vice chairman, East Japan Railways, and Satoshi Seino, chairman, East Japan Railways, participate in the day's events in Washington. 

 

 

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Mauro Moretti, left, CEO, Italian Railways, chats with Guillaume Pepy, CEO, French Railways, during the day's activities in Washington.
 

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Mark Yachmetz, Amtrak chief, corporate research and strategy, and Jolene Molitoris, president, US Railcar Company, visit during the Opening Reception at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. 

 

 

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Cesar Vergara, president and chief designer, Vergarastudio LLC, and Dian Wang, one of the student award winners participating in the UIC World Congress.

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Janet Oakley, director of policy and government, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, addresses the July 10 luncheon program in Washington.

 

 

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Student particdipants in the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail prepare to board Acela to Washington from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

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Peter Gertler, left, chair, high-speed rail, HNTB Corporation, and Simon Hughes, senior engineer, HS2 Ltd., U.K., arrive in Washington from Philadelphia on July 10.

 

 

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Karen Hedlund of FRA, foreground left, and Sharon Greene of Sharon Greene & Associates share a laugh at the July 11 Student Reception where Hedlund spoke.

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APTA Chair Gary Thomas, one of the speakers at the July 11 Opening General Session of the UIC 8th World Conference on High-Speed Rail.

 

 

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Vladimir Yakunin, left, president, Russian Railways, and Bob Kollmar, Association of American Railroads, conclude their day in Washington by preparing to return to Philadelphia on board Acela.

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Joseph Casey, general manager of Philadelphia's Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, served as chair for the July 12 Customer Expectations session.

 

 

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APTA Chair Gary Thomas talks with Tucker Smith from the University of Delaware during the Student Reception July 11.
 

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At the end of their day in Washington, high-speed rail professionals board Acela at Union Station to return to Philadelphia/
 

 

 

Photo by Kevin Allen

Preparing to depart Washington on Acela and return to Philadelphia to attend the UIC 8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail are, from left, Melaniphy; Loubinoux; Inaki Barron de Angoiti, UIC director of high-speed rail; and Szabo.
 

Photo by Todd Parola

The International Trade Exhibition brought together providers of high-speed rail products and services with industry professionals.
 

 

 

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Charlotte Muller, operations manager, American High-Speed Rail Alliance., offered welcoming remarks in the Columbus Room at Union Station. 

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DOT Secretary Ray LaHood speaks at the July 11 Opening General Session of the high-speed rail congress. 

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