» 05/07/08: Celebrate National Train Day on May 10!

On May 10, 2008, NARP will join Amtrak in celebrating the first annual National Train Day at stations across the country.  For more details and to get involved, click here to join us as we commemorate the history of train travel and look towards the future with expanded service!  Also see NARP’s news release.

» 05/06/08: Photos from NARP 2008 Congressional Reception

The National Association of Railroad Passengers held its annual Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill in the Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building on April 30, 2008.  Click here to see photos and read about our honored guests.

» 04/16/08: NARP to Bush: Propose Real Solutions to Greenhouse Gases

In response to President Bush’s speech calling for a halt to the growth of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 2025, NARP issued a news release criticizing the plans as “inadequate.”

» 04/10/08: NARP to NJ Transit: Make the Critical Connection!

On April 10, NARP Executive Director Ross B. Capon sent a letter to Govs. Corzine (NJ) and Paterson (NY) requesting their help to ensure the planned Hudson River tunnels connect (as originally planned) to existing Penn Station rather than just to a new, dead-end terminal under 34th Street, consistent with needed redundancy and flexibility, and eventual extension to Grand Central Terminal.  NARP also issued a news release.  Capon also testified April 1 at an New Jersey Transit hearing (see the news release).