TOLEDO, Ohio, April 30, 2010 – Toledo’s Amtrak Station will host the third annual National Train Day Celebration on Saturday, May 1, 2010 from  9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza located at 415 Emerald Ave. in downtown Toledo. More than 3500 people came to National Train Day last year.
The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) and Amtrak are hosting these nation-wide day-long events to celebrate National Train Day which commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad system on May 10, 1869 at Promontory, Utah. The events will also serve to raise awareness of the vital role rail plays in our nation’s transportation system.

9:30–10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony (3rd floor stage)
Anthony Reams, President, TMACOG – Master of Ceremonies
• Michael Bell, Mayor, City of Toledo
• Ray Lang, Senior Director, State & Local Relations, Amtrak
• Tom Blaha, Director, Wood County Economic Development Commission
• Michael Craig, Council Member, District 3, City of Toledo
• David Dysard, Deputy Director, District 2, Ohio Department of Transportation
• Jolene Molitoris, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation
• Teresa Fedor, State Senator, 11th District , Ohio
• Marcy Kaptur, US Representative, 9th Congressional District, Ohio

9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Open House
• Tour Amtrak train, displays, food, prize drawings, model trains, music, Elmore Trolley, MiniTrain ride
• 10:30–11:15 a.m. Cakewalkin’ Jass Band (3rd floor stage)
• 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Trolley Tour of Train Station Area (Outside 3rd floor entrance)
• 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Lori LeFevre Johnson Trio (3rd floor stage)
• 1–1:30 p.m. Rail Skit, First Lego League Students (3rd floor stage)
• The Explosive LegoT8ers present ““Maglev for Toledo: The Quest for the Holy Rail.”
• 1:30–3 p.m. More Jazz Messengers (3rd floor stage)
• 3–4 p.m. Joe Baker Band (3rd floor stage)