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“COMMENDING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ``CELEBRATE THE CENTURY EXPRESS''” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S4457 on May 25, 2000.
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COMMENDING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ``CELEBRATE THE CENTURY
EXPRESS''
Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise today to commend the United States Postal Service for receiving two distinguished awards for its Celebrate the Century Express Educational Train Tour. I would like to thank Mr. Gary A. Thuro, Jr., Manager, Promotions, and Mr. Ernest Cascino, Jr., Project Manager, for bringing the awards to my attention. The United States Postal Service deserves special recognition for receiving the Department of Transportation's Design for Transportation National Award of Merit and the Transportation Marketing & Communications Association's 2000 Award of Excellence.
Both awards were presented in recognition of the United States Postal Service's Celebrate the Century Express Train which is a specially outfitted four-car Amtrak train and traveling postal history exhibition that serves as the ``iron ambassador'' of the Celebrate the Century commemorative stamp and education program. The train is a rolling history museum, presenting the story of how the mails and rails helped develop our country and, highlighting some of the most significant people, places and events of the 20th century.
Over its 18-month tour from March 1999 to fall 2000, the Celebrate the Century Express will visit dozens of communities across the nation, from the biggest cities to the smallest towns. In 1999, the train traveled over nearly 13,000 miles of track, visiting 36 cities in 18 states and being viewed by more than 150,000 people, including thousands of schoolchildren. The train is expected to make at least 36 stops this year before concluding its two-year run in November 2000.
The Design for Transportation National Awards 2000 honor those facilities and activities that exemplify the highest standards of design and have made an outstanding contribution to the nation's transportation systems and the people they serve. The United States Postal Service received a Merit Award (which is only given every 5 years) for achieving a high level of design quality for its Celebrate the Century Express. The Postal Service is among 30 winners out of more than 300 entries and is the only recipient to receive an award for any type of vehicle.
The Transportation Marketing & Communications Association's Transportation Communicators Award program, also known as the
``Tranny'' Awards, recognizes excellence in communications programs in the transportation and logistics industries. The program recognizes individual practitioners who apply solid communications principles and creativity to effectively promote the goals of their organizations. The United States Postal Service received an Award of Excellence in the category of ``best practices in special events'' and was one of 18 winners out of more than 150 entries.
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