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Pete Raynor, Railbanking Author, Named 2018 Rail-Trail Champion
September 26, 2018

Pete Raynor, central author of Railbanking legislation, was named 2018 Rail-Trail Champion. The 1983 Railbanking Act helped make many trails.

2018 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champions Award ceremony | Photo by Hung Tran
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Former Congressman Tom Petri Named RTC’s 2016 Rail-Trail Champion
December 05, 2016

RTC is pleased to name former U.S. Congressman Tom Petri as the 2016 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion in recognition of his decades of support for rail-trails and active transportation infrastructure.

A nostalgic image of former Congressman Tom Petri biking with his daughter Alexandra (now a columnist with the Washington Post) and wife Ann (DeDe) Petri | Photo courtesy Tom Petri
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RTC’s Marianne Wesley Fowler Named 2014 Rail-Trail Champion
June 05, 2014

RTC is excited to announce Marianne Wesley Fowler of Alexandria, Va., as this year’s Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion.

Photos courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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