“Bring the winter charm of Amtrak Cascades to your home!
Our exclusive Winter Posters are now available for download as desktop wallpapers, mobile backgrounds, and full-size print posters at amtrakoregon.com. Get yours today!”
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Can't decide on a final 2023 donation? The environment? Equity? Economic development? Access for those who don't drive? How about one donation benefiting all of these important causes? Help All Aboard Northwest at https://allaboardnw.org/support/ #Equity #Environment #EconomicDevelopment #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #Donate @conductor @growtrains @newsfeed

Stay safe! “Blizzard Conditions Threaten to Disrupt Travel Across Northern Plains Central South Dakota was expected to bear the brunt of the storm, with more than a foot of snow expected in places, forecasters said.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/25/us/weather-snow-travel-blizzard-advisory.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ik0.Cxt3.ydnpxs09_Huo&smid=url-share #SouthDakota #Travel #Blizzard

“While passenger rail and then intercity buses used to link up even the smaller towns with the larger cities and out to the rest of the nation, what we are left with is one major airport in the neighboring state of Missouri, one Amtrak train that lumbers through Kansas in the dead of night, a couple buses that may or may not actually be running that day as scheduled, and long stretches of interstate highways.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/25/christmastime-can-be-a-sad-reminder-that-many-towns-in-the-us-are-left-behind #Christmas #Amtrak #PassengerRail #Kansas #Rural

We wish you safe travels and a wonderful holiday season. Help us make the Greater Northwest's rail dreams come true in 2024. Please make a recurring or one-time donation at https://allaboardnw.org/support/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #Donate

Is Amtrak Cascades a new commuter option from Vancouver WA into Portland OR? https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/dec/21/is-amtrak-cascades-a-new-commuter-option-from-vancouver-into-portland/ #Amtrak #AmtrakCascades #VancouverWA #PortlandOR #PassengerRail

Happy holidays and safe travels! Photo courtesy AORTA at Portland Union Station. #passengerrail #amtrak #amtrakcascades #PortlandOregon

What’s next in the push to restore southern Montana’s passenger rail service https://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/18/whats-next-in-the-push-to-restore-southern-montanas-passenger-rail-service/ #GreaterNW #passengerrail

"Greyhound and other private companies’ bus terminals are rapidly closing around the country.…Portland, OR and other downtown bus depots have shuttered in recent years… Roughly three-quarters of intercity bus riders have annual incomes of less than $40,000. More than a quarter would not make their trip if bus service was not available…Intercity bus riders are disproportionately minorities, people with disabilities, and unemployed travelers." https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/17/business/greyhound-buses-transportation-cities/index.html #GreaterNW #transportation

“Noffsinger floated the idea of a February meeting with All Aboard Northwest, a group advocating for more passenger rail, about the potential for an east-west passenger train through Cheyenne.” #GreaterNW #passengerrail #Wyoming #Cheyenne https://news.yahoo.com/talks-bringing-passenger-rail-back-025300304.html