Elaine Clegg has been a founder and major force behind our work. We strongly support her nomination to the Amtrak Board of Directors. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/9/nomination-hearing #Amtrak #GreaterNW #PassengerRail

Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say
Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posting a quiet but growing threat. https://arr.as/p #Infrastructure #Bridges #ClimateChange

Amtrak's (not-)on-time performance. https://www.railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/news-flash-most-trains-were-late-in-july/ #PassengerRail #Amtrak #GreaterNW

4,000 Miles, 6 Small Towns: A Whistle-Stop Tour of America: Most people who ride Amtrak’s Empire Builder route between Chicago and Seattle watch the heartland whiz by. Our writer hopped off to explore a few remarkable places you might otherwise miss. https://arr.as/o #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #EmpireBuilder #Amtrak

“The president of an organization pushing to restore Amtrak service in southern North Dakota is optimistic that service will be restored.

Dan Bilka is with “All Aboard Northwest.” He said the Federal Railroad Administration has finished its Long Distance Service Study – and he said more than 47,000 comments were received, with 99 percent supporting passenger rail.” #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #NorthCoastHiawatha #NorthDakota https://news.prairiepublic.org/local-news/2024-08-01/will-amtrak-restore-the-north-coast-hiawatha-route

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Selects David Evans and Associates, Inc. for Corridor Identification Program Support (the North Coast Hiawatha corridor) https://www.einpresswire.com/article/731599546/big-sky-passenger-rail-authority-selects-david-evans-and-associates-inc-for-corridor-identification-program-support #GreaterNW #NorthCoastHiawatha #PassengerRail

Will Helena miss out on the North Coast Hiawatha? https://montanafreepress.org/2024/07/29/will-helena-miss-out-on-the-north-coast-hiawatha/ #Montana #PassengerRail #GreaterNW

Rail transportation is the future, with its enormous benefits to the economy, the environment and to equity. These benefits must be communicated to the public and elected officials.

We remember the people we have lost in recent months who made rail advocacy a success. Please help us continue their work by supporting the next generation of rail advocates at https://allaboardnw.org/support/ #PassengerRail #GreaterNW