HR 187 — A Resolution recognizing May 10, 2025, as "National Train Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.    1372

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 187
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, NEILSON, VENKAT, KAZEEM, GIRAL, FREEMAN,
        MERSKI, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HOWARD, SANCHEZ,
        GUZMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, DONAHUE, CONKLIN, CIRESI, SCHMITT AND
        ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 15, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 15, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing May 10, 2025, 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
17   communities and providing a more environmentally friendly mode
 1   of transportation that contributes to our energy security;
 2   therefore be it
 3      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 10,
 4   2025, as "National Train Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
 5      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives 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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