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13 hours ago · “Sen. Carper has been one of Amtrak’s biggest supporters throughout his career as a Congressman, Delaware’s governor, a past Amtrak board member, and in the Senate,” Gardner said.
Jun 6, 2021 · Jun 6, 2021, 4:19 PM PDT. Riding on Amtrak, Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware points to the new train station in Newark, Delaware, that will soon bear his name. Nicole Gaudiano/Insider. Biden's...
May 16, 2024 · The downtown passenger rail station in Macomb is now known as the Thomas C. Carper Amtrak Station. “I’m honored. There’s no doubt about it,” said Carper, who served 15 years on the national Amtrak Board of Directors, longer than anyone else in board history.
May 16, 2024 · By Dylan Smith. Published: May. 16, 2024 at 2:32 PM PDT. MACOMB (WGEM) - Macomb’s train station has a new name and it honors former mayor Tom Carper, who was elected three times, first in 1991. Signs will soon go on the station building at 120 E. Calhoun that read “Thomas C. Carper Amtrak Station.”.
Mar 17, 2008 · GALESBURG, Ill. — On Friday the Senate confirmed the nomination of former Macomb Mayor Thomas C. Carper to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has praised Carper’s work to preserve passenger rail service in the state and recommended him to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Bush last year.
Apr 30, 2021 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following statement on the 50 th anniversary of Amtrak: “Today, we celebrate 50 years of our nation’s passenger rail system and the hardworking men and women with Amtrak who get us where we need to go ...
May 18, 2022 · If the Senate confirms Mayor Chris Koos, he would replace Tom Carper of Macomb, once also a mayor of a medium-sized municipality served by Amtrak. President Biden recently nominated the mayor of Normal to a seat on the Amtrak board, which oversees the nation's passenger rail service.
