GRAMMY®-Winner Gladys Knight Headlines National Train Day's Rock'n the Rail Way Concert to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America

GRAMMY®-Winner Gladys Knight Headlines National Train Day's Rock'n the Rail Way Concert to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Amtrak presents the National Train Day 2011 Rock'n the Rail Way
Concert to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). The
concert also serves as the kick-off to the fourth annual
WHAT: National Train Day festivities.

WHO: Gladys Knight

Special performances by Boys & Girls Clubs choirs from
Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City

The Empress of Soul and long-time supporter of Boys & Girls
Clubs of America, Gladys Knight, teamed up with Amtrak to serve
as the spokesperson for National Train Day 2011 and headline a
WHY: special concert to benefit BGCA.

This year marks 40 years of Amtrak as America's Railroad(SM). As
part of the anniversary celebration and in honor of National
Train Day, Amtrak is thanking the communities it serves. For
this reason, Amtrak partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of
America, an organization that has inspired and enabled millions
of children to reach their full potential in communities
nationwide, to provide their members with a variety of
opportunities to learn, raise awareness and have fun. A portion
of the proceeds from the ticket sales of the concert will
benefit the organization.

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Gladys Knight is available for interviews on May 5 from
1:30-2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, New York City

TICKETS: On sale April 18, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
www.ticketmaster.com

WEBSITE: www.nationaltrainday.com

SOCIAL
MEDIA: Twitter: @natltrainday
Facebook: NationalTrainDay

Contact Amtrak
Cliff Cole
ColeCL@amtrak.com
212.630.6933

Edelman
Stephanie Aenchbacher
Stephanie.Aenchbacher@edelman.com
312.233.1247

SOURCE Amtrak

Amtrak

Web Site: http://www.nationaltrainday.com

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