US DOT Secretary Foxx Appoints NARP President and CEO to National Advisory Committee...

For Immediate Release (#16-23) Contact: Robert Brady – (202) 680-4951 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony R. Foxx appointed National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) President and CEO Jim Mathews to serve on the U.S. Transportation Dept.’s newly commissioned National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI). Mathews will provide the committee insight on how passenger trains drive tourism and economic growth, and how rail development can produce a more efficient transportation system. “It is a great honor to be given the chance to serve on this Committee as a voice for passengers,” said Mathews, who is the only rail industry executive on the 25-member committee. “I anticipate that NACTTI will help tackle the enormous challenges we face in rebuilding our aging transportation infrastructure to connect America with multiple travel modes, to create jobs, and to foster economic growth everywhere in America,

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