Rail Passengers Association

We are the oldest & largest national advocacy non-profit serving as a voice for the more than 40 million rail passengers in the U.S.

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The Urban Institute, in partnership with Congressman Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY-12) office, hosted a briefing for Congressional staffers on what final passage of the BUILD America 250 Act (BUILD 250) would mean for America’s transit and passenger rail.

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Register for whichever one of these sessions best fits your schedule:

Session 1: https://t.co/e9tJv5rWg0
Session 2: https://t.co/y5CdPgBfpz
6/6

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Are you interested in the future of New York’s Penn Station? If you’re not, maybe you should be… because many millions of passengers ride trains that pass through NYP, even if you yourself ride to and from somewhere else.
1/6

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Each session will include a presentation followed by an opportunity to ask questions; you’ll probably be asked to pose your questions IN ADVANCE, so be sure to read any update emails from the organizers that come your way.
5/6

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For this #HotlineFriday, Mr. Jeans-Gail goes to Washington, Jim hits the podcast scene, and Amtrak wants your input on NY Penn development. Plus all that's fit to print!

See you onboard: https://t.co/9ucbwfNSST

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There is so much going on behind the scenes, and we can't wait to share all the exciting things we have planned for RailNation in Toledo this October!

Will we see you there?

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3/3

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While we continue to update the agenda for this fall's meeting, we wanted to let you know about the outside events we are working on to make this the best weekend we can!
1/3

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Registration for our Friday night AleNation event is open, and we are excited to welcome All Aboard Ohio's Mitch Radakovich as our guest speaker.

We have also updated the hotel page with "things to do" information, thanks to our friends at Destination Toledo.
2/3

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After decades of talking, planning, and more talking (and probably a little more planning)… the "Memorandum of Understanding" between Amtrak and the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority brings the project closer to reality.

https://t.co/S2B7ZnQhvy

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NYP needs ~52 trains/hour to meet demand but only sees half that at peak. The FRA is looking to unlock capacity in its current footprint.

Read more from President & CEO Jim Mathews: https://t.co/xoL9VveSE0

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Between the heat and the widefire smoke, please be safe out there.

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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.

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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.

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Just a short distance between this post and the question.

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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.

Read more: https://t.co/qrPbZM4igN

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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.

https://t.co/BQCeBonhmh

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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.

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