• Feb 01, 2010: Statement on Release of the President’s 2011 Budget
NARP commends President Obama’s commitment to passenger trains and asks that the budget for high-speed and intercity passenger rail grants to states be increased to $4 billion.
• Jan 28, 2010: Comment on Passenger Train Grants Announced Today
NARP explains how each of the initial High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grants announced today improves mobility and reduces congestion in the short run while creating jobs and laying the groundwork for a world-class national network of fast, frequent trains.
• Jan 27, 2010: Rail Passengers Praise Historic Passenger Train Investments
NARP commends the Obama administration for its historic commitment of $8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds toward “ready-to-go” passenger train projects, investments that “promise to bring Americans freedom to choose an attractive alternative to crowded highways and airports” and “stimulate economic development in on-line communities.”
• Oct 07, 2009: 19 Organizations Ask Transit Administrator to “Fix” Hudson River Tunnel Project
New Jersey Transit’s construction of new tunnels into a dead-end station under 34th St. in Manhattan is “irresponsible at its core” and the Federal Transit Administration should intervene to fix it, write NARP and 18 other advocacy organizations in a letter to Administrator Peter Rogoff.
• Sep 23, 2009: NARP pushes House/Senate conference cmtte. for full funding of trains in FY10 transportation budget
Washington, D.C., September 23, 2009—In a letter sent today to members of the House-Senate conference committee on the Fiscal 2010 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations bill, the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) and the Midwest High Speed Rail Association (MHSRA) called on Congressional leaders to protect and enhance passenger train service by adopting the House-passed $4 billion for high-speed rail and by fully funding Amtrak.
• Aug 19, 2009: NARP Pushes For Restoration of Train Service to Gulf Coast Coast Connector
Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) released a position paper on Wednesday urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to takes the steps necessary to restore service to the “Gulf Coast Connector” between New Orleans and Orlando.
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