YOU ARE INVITED TO THE 2006 RAIL TO THE FAIR PRESS EVENT

HARRINGTON, DE - July 11, 2006

MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS EVENT WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 9:30 AM AT THE PATRON BRICK PLAZA LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE WILMINGTON TRUST GRANDSTAND

2006 RAIL TO THE FAIR PRESS EVENT:

WHAT: Press conference to promote the 14th "Rail to the Fair" excursion set for Saturday, July 22. A variety of speakers will discuss the history of the trip and why it's not only a unique way to travel to the Fair, but an event in itself. The one-day round trip train ride is a journey from Philadelphia and various stops throughout Delaware to the Delaware State Fair in Harrington.

WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, July 12, 9:30 a.m. at Delaware State Fairgrounds' Patron Brick Plaza, adjacent to the Wilmington Trust Grandstand. The fairgrounds are located on U.S. Route 13, south of Route 14, in Harrington. Please call the DelDOT Office of Public Relations for directions, at (800) 652-5600 (in-state only) or (302) 760-2080.

OF NOTE: RAIL to the FAIR is sponsored by DelDOT and the Delaware Transit Corporation in cooperation with Delaware State Fair, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern Railway, Delmarva Rail Passenger Association, and Operation Lifesaver Delaware--an outreach program of Delaware Transit Corp.###

Media Contacts:

DelDOT Public Relations
(800) 652-5600
(302) 760-2080

Delaware Transit Corporation
Doug Andrews
(302) 576-6013

Delaware State Fair, Inc.
Tricia Southard
302) 3998-5903 option 1