This sold-out, in-person event took place in Chicago on April 26, 2024.

Thank you to our keynote speaker, Metra’s CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski, for making his slides available. Download PDF

Thanks to the Office of Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García for providing photos.

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Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García both spoke at the Alliance’s Spring 2024 Luncheon in Chicago

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Congressman García with Cassaundra Rouse, Chair of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, who serves on the state’s High-Speed Railway Commission

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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