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The latest passenger rail and transit news

A Moment Half-A-Century in the Making

FRA Releases Long-Distance Study Materials

DOT, EPA To N-S: Fool Around and Find Out

Class Is, It’s Time to Talk

Big Win for Transportation & Conservation

Amtrak Oversight? Yes! But Let’s Make Sure It’s Meaningful.

Rail Passengers Lays Out Long-Distance Principles

What Grand Central Madison Says About the State of U.S. Transit

Senators Continue Inquiry into Amtrak Service Disruptions

Superliner Replacement Process Kicks Off

A Tipping Point for Freight Rail Misconduct?

Damned If You Do, And Damned If You Don’t

RPA Begins Preparing for Long-Distance Study

AND THE WINNER IS…

What the FY23 Omnibus Means for Passengers

Freight Rail Hearing Sheds Light on Passenger Delays

Amtrak’s New Airo InterCity Trainsets Take A Bow

Ed Von Nordeck: A Giant In Passenger Rail Advocacy

"The support from the Rail Passengers Association, and from all of you individually, has been incredibly important to Amtrak throughout our history and especially so during the last trying year."

Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO
April 19, 2021, speaking to attendees at the Rail Passengers Virtual Spring Advocacy Conference