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Rail Passengers Association updated their in-house timetables page - which now includes select VIA Rail Canada routes. https://www.railpassengers.org/resources/amtrak-timetables/
"Highlights from the [Amtrak Third Annual Diversity Report] include: Hiring more than 3,700 new employees in line with the company’s broader goal to recruit individuals that reflect the diversity of Amtrak’s customers and the communities it serves." https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtrak-releases-third-annual-diversity-report/
"Unlike previous support from Washington, the landmark 2021 Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act encourages leaders at the local level to take initiative." https://www.hsrail.org/blog/local-leaders-take-initiative-statewide-train-service-wisconsin
Rail passengers between Vancouver and Seattle, Wash., will be able to take advantage of a second daily round-trip on the Amtrak Cascades train.
Amtrak suspended the route for more than two years at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed limited service with a single daily trip in September.
On Friday, it confirmed that it would add a second daily trip — restoring pre-pandemic service levels — starting March 7. https://globalnews.ca/news/9409988/amtrak-cascades-second-round-trip/
"The ability to capitalize on this moment of inflection depends on the House and Senate’s ability to collaborate and pass bipartisan legislation to meet the needs of the American people. Over the next two years, Congress should work together to increase funding for projects that advance mobility choice (i.e. rail, transit, and active transportation) while also addressing important issues of safety, equity, and reducing emissions." https://arr.as/1
"So is there a unique and unambiguous way to refer to Sounder, RER, S-Bahn type rail? Something that gets at the four-way distinction between Link, Sounder, Cascades, and intercity lines? Because “regional” is too ambiguous." https://seattletransitblog.com/2023/01/07/what-to-call-sounder-type-rail/
Building Local Support for Improved Seamless Mobility through Community Interactions, Transportation for America's #TransportationCampDC, January 7, 2023 Presentation https://allaboardnw.org/site/assets/files/1568/t4a_transportationcamp_-_why_passenger_rail_1-7-23.pdf
Last session of #TransportationCampDC just concluded. Lots of outstanding discussions. Thanks to everyone who participated!
"Transportation-adjacent companies (like folks who build shelters) do make money." @shabazz at #TransportationCampDC