Rail Passengers Association

Rail Passengers Association The Rail Passengers Association is the largest and oldest national membership organization working for more and better passenger trains in the USA.

With 127,000 members, donors, and supporters, the non-profit Rail Passengers Association is the oldest and largest national organization serving as a voice for the more than 40 million rail passengers in the U.S. Our mission is to improve and expand conventional intercity and regional passenger train services, support higher speed rail initiatives, increase connectivity among all forms of transpor

tation, and ensure safety for our country's trains and passengers. All of this makes communities safer, more accessible, and more productive, improving the lives of everyone who lives, works, and plays in towns all across America.

Part of a larger $11.2M Community Project Funding grant, the $850k will be used to upgrade to brighter and more energy-e...
07/15/2026

Part of a larger $11.2M Community Project Funding grant, the $850k will be used to upgrade to brighter and more energy-efficient lighting at nine BART stations in the East Bay.

BART is receiving an $850,000 grant to install LED lighting upgrades at nine East Bay stations, including Downtown Berkeley and North Berkeley.

The grant will be used for needed upgrades at the station and the construction of a 4th track to help ease congestion at...
07/15/2026

The grant will be used for needed upgrades at the station and the construction of a 4th track to help ease congestion at the busiest stop in VRE's network.

The Virginia Railway Express is receiving $25 million in federal funding through a U.S. Department of Transportation grant to support the L’Enfant Station and Fourth Track Project.

Texas Rail Advocates' Austin liaison, Jakob Schmidt, pens this Austin Chronicle op-ed on the need for a real conversatio...
07/14/2026

Texas Rail Advocates' Austin liaison, Jakob Schmidt, pens this Austin Chronicle op-ed on the need for a real conversation on greater passenger rail service between San Antonio and Austin that doesn't arrive in the middle of the night.

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Opinion: Austin, Let’s Get Serious About Rail to San Antonio

More and more municipalities along the Front Range corridor are officially getting on board with the idea of passenger r...
07/14/2026

More and more municipalities along the Front Range corridor are officially getting on board with the idea of passenger rail service - including the Centennial State's capital city.

The Front Range Passenger Rail District is rallying support from the cities where the future rail line will operate.

The public transportation manufacturing supply chain is a major economic driver for many areas around the country. Swis...
07/14/2026

The public transportation manufacturing supply chain is a major economic driver for many areas around the country. Swiss-based Stadler's growth in Salt Lake City is just one example.

Through facility expansions and strategic workforce recruitment and development, the company is bringing more manufacturing in-house that boosts capacity and supports local jobs...

07/13/2026

The Georgia Dept. of Transportation is seeking public comment from those in the Atlanta-to-Savannah corridor on the proposed passenger rail service. Comment period is now open until August 6th.

Make your voice heard:

The project will evaluate the benefits and costs of a passenger rail service between Atlanta and Savannah

Jim recently sat down with Solutionary Rail’s Bill Moyer to discuss the disastrous “BUILD America 250” Act, what's holdi...
07/13/2026

Jim recently sat down with Solutionary Rail’s Bill Moyer to discuss the disastrous “BUILD America 250” Act, what's holding passenger rail back in this country, and what we need to do to break through that divide.

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Catching you up on all the news in this packed . Stories from the Boss (Gateway and STB updates), Sean (BUILD Grants a...
07/10/2026

Catching you up on all the news in this packed . Stories from the Boss (Gateway and STB updates), Sean (BUILD Grants and transit funding), Joe (his feelings on "All Aboard"), and Board Director Mike Christensen (SLC's Rio Grande Project)

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The USDOTs latest round of BUILD grants underscores a longstanding reality of American transportation policy: highways c...
07/10/2026

The USDOTs latest round of BUILD grants underscores a longstanding reality of American transportation policy: highways continue to dominate federal investment at both the formula and discretionary level, while rail and transit remain secondary priorities.

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