South Dakota Train Trek: Bringing Passenger Trains to SD We will be holding a series of "Train Trek" presentations across South Dakota next week discussing the FRA Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study findings and what we can do to bring passenger rail back to SD. https://allaboardnw.org/blog/south-dakota-train-trek-bringing-passenger-trains-to-south-dakota/
“Fund the 15!” Building Out a True National Network
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/fund-the-15-building-out-a-true-national-network/
ND Legislature allocates $150,000 for passenger rail service project
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/nd-legislature-allocates-150-000-for-passenger-rail-service-project
Oregon legislature passes bill seeking to strengthen regional rail planning
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/oregon-legislature-passes-bill-seeking-to-strengthen-regional-rail-planning/
Save the Date: Pacific Northwest Rail Summit
October 15-17, 2025 | Portland, Oregon
Featurimg panel discussions with industry experts and policymakers around innovative energy transmission infrastructure and strategies to enhance our region’s freight and passenger rail network – including opportunities to revitalize Portland’s historic Union Station. Stay tuned for additional details.
@allaboardnw testified for Oregon SB 1202, which would create a Department of Rail and Transit. Together with our friends at @aortarail @wpsr @aawa @railpassengers and many others, there was overwhelming support for improving management of rail projects. https://arr.as/sb1202
State legislatures are supporting several positive rail bills this year. In addition to the Montana bill we've already posted about, here is Matt's discussion on one from Oregon that will be voted on tomorrow. https://neoregonpassengerrail.substack.com/p/the-proposed-oregon-department-of @aorta
CRA is right. We no longer have any spare equipment to speak of, and we won't see new equipment for at least a year.
Rail workers between the U.S. and Canada are uniting for a webinar on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m. (Central), and encouraging allies from the transportation, labor, and environmental justice movements to join in to support their efforts. Learn about how you can support cross-border organizing between two nations that are fighting similar battles for the future high speed rail and against new tariffs that could have a chilling effect on rail plans across the continent.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JBOn1SobQgK65Ygd0UhKYQ#/registration
'Passenger rail advocates continue to organize in Wyoming, with groups in Rock Springs and Laramie stirring up grassroots support and calling for more communities to get onboard.
'“I grew up on the East Coast in Virginia with a wealth of passenger rail, and my grandfather was a ticket-taker at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Harpers Ferry, and so passenger rail is sort of in my blood,” said [All Aboard Northwest board member] Meara Hill [of] Laramie. ' https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/03/01/new-study-adds-momentum-to-call-for-return-of-passenger-rail-to-wyoming-montana/
On the rails again: Empire Builder trip features landscapes, personalities of America in ride from Spokane to Philadelphia https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/feb/22/on-the-rails-again-empire-builder-trip-features-la/
Let's return passenger train service to Cheyenne's beautiful depot! https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cheyenne-depot-museum
'A resolution in the South Dakota House is calling for support of the state’s congressional delegation and the Trump Administration for Amtrak service in the state.
'House Resolution 6008 is sponsored by Rep. Tim Goodwin, a Republican…It requests “full support of the South Dakota congressional delegation, in cooperation with the Trump administration, to work for an Amtrak route between Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul by way of Rapid City, Pierre, and Sioux Falls.”' https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/south-dakota-resolution-calls-for-support-for-amtrak-service/
"The world's only "Recombobulation Area" signs at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport turned 15 and this, fellow Milwaukeeans, is worth celebrating." And not needed for train travel! https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/recombobulationsigns
Oregon lawmakers push for rail funding in transportation package https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/oregon-lawmakers-push-passenger-rail-transportation-package/283-8a36125f-b77d-4832-9526-89bf0321296b
The West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition's recent meeting in Eau Claire included Dan Bilka's presentation "Regional action, local impacts" http://www.westwisconsinrail.org/blog/2025/2/1/how-will-new-dc-political-reality-impact-passenger-rail-expansion