[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 159 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1255-E1256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         DEDICATING FAIRFIELD-VACAVILLE HANNIGAN TRAIN STATION

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 4, 2019

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, we rise today to celebrate the naming 
of the Fairfield-Vacaville train station after our dear friend, 
Assemblyman Tom Hannigan.
  Tom was elected to the Assembly in 1978 to represent his home town of 
Fairfield. Recognizing the importance of connecting our state capitol 
with the economic engine of the San Francisco Bay Area, Hannigan 
authored and passed legislation that created a plan for the development 
of an intercity commuter train system to connect the cities. In just 
four years, Hannigan was able to turn this plan into reality with the 
establishment of the Capitol Corridor train service that we know today.
  Today more than 1.7 million passengers use the Capitol Corridor 
annually to commute along the 168-mile long route, which connects an 
entire region between San Jose and Auburn. Publicly managed by Amtrak, 
the train route maintains some of the highest ridership rates in our 
country.
  Commissioned in 2008 by the city of Fairfield, the Fairfield-
Vacaville Hannigan Train Station opened to its first passengers in 
November 2017. Over the past two years, the station has established 
itself as a model of the Capitol Corridor's community-oriented 
transportation system, with more than 3,600 passengers who originate 
their trips from the station every month.
  By the time of his passing in 2018, Tom Hannigan had faithfully 
served his country in the United States Marine Corps and his community 
at the city, county, and state government levels for more than a 
quarter of a century. The dedication of the Fairfield-Vacaville 
Hannigan Train Station is a fitting memorialization of the legacy he 
has left behind for his hometown and all of those who continue to 
benefit from the Capitol Corridor train service.

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