Cuyahoga Valley National Park Media Advisory

For Immediate Release - Friday, January 13, 2012
Mary Pat Doorley, CVNP, 440-546-5995, 440-343-7355 (cell), or
mary_pat_doorley [at] nps [dot] gov" ymailto="mailto:mary_pat_doorley [at] nps [dot] gov">mary_pat_doorley [at] nps [dot] gov
Ketrina Nelson, DOT,  202-366-0774

     Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff to Make Major Funding
              Announcement for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff
will join members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, Cuyahoga Valley
National Park Superintendent Stan Austin, and other local officials to make
a major funding announcement for the park and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic
Railroad.

The visit to Cuyahoga Valley National Park is part of a nationwide
announcement of $40 million by US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
relating to the FTA's Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks grant program.

WHO:            Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff
                  Representative Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
                  Representative Betty Sutton (OH-13)
                  Stan Austin, Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National
Park

WHAT:           Major funding announcement for Cuyahoga Valley National
Park

WHEN:          10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2012

WHERE:        Cuyahoga Valley National Park
            Rockside Boarding Station
            7900 Old Rockside Road
            Independence, OH 44131

                                   -NPS-