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AREMA PRESS RELEASE |
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 27, 2004 Contact: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Wins 2004 Hay Award!The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey was awarded the 2004 William W. Hay Award for Excellence with their project, “Restoration of PATH Commuter Rail Service to Lower Manhattan, NYC and Exchange Place, Jersey City.” The award was presented at the AREMA Annual Conference & Exposition in Nashville, TN on Monday, September 20, 2004. The William W. Hay Award for Excellence was established by the Directors of AREMA to recognize outstanding achievement in Railway Engineering and to honor the memory and accomplishments of one of their members and leaders: William Walter Hay. Dr. Hay was a professional railroader in both the military transportation service and the private railway industry. He was a consultant on design, construction and operations of railroads and, for over 25 years, he was the Professor of Railway Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Dr. Hay was also a teacher, motivator and mentor for dozens of men and women who chose to enter the railway industry. The purpose of the award is to honor innovative railway engineering procedures, projects and products and the individuals who have created and successfully applied them to the railroad industry. Past winners of the award are BNSF Railway Co., Amtrak, CSX Transportation and the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority. For additional
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