From Low Speed to High Speed: The 1856 Mississippi River Rail Bridge and the Future of High Speed Rail in the Midwest

A Henry Farnham Dinner featuring a talk on the 1856 Bridge by local engineer William Ashton and a talk on the future of high speed rail in the Midwest by Richard Harnish, Executive Director of the High Speed Rail Alliance.

This dinner is hosted by River Action, an organization that strives to foster the environmental, economic, and cultural vitality of the Mississippi River and its riverfront in the Quad City region.

It’s a Beautiful Country

Let’s see it. Let’s clean it. Let’s build it. Let’s make high speed rail a reality.

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