About

Christopher Nadelbach

Christopher D Nadelbach

Chris has been an RPA Member since 1986 and an active Council Member representing New York State continuously since 2016. He has served on the RPA’s Candidate Certification Committee and on the Member Action Review Committee during this past 2-year cycle.

Chris is no stranger to passenger rail advocacy, having served as Secretary of the Empire State Passengers Association during the period 1992-2000, and again 2002-Present.

He brings very strong organizational skills to our efforts, having produced conferences in his professional field (services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities) that have attracted speakers from NY State, the six New England States, and Canada. He specializes in:

Outreach Events
Legislative Contacts
Committee Organizing that produces concrete results.

Professionally, Chris works with the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Region X, Board Member (2000- present) and officer (2012-2020) including President (2016-2018)

"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."

Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.