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Senate Hearing Says Passenger Trains Have the Power to Strengthen U.S. Economy

"If Millennials vote, then transit wins"

Trainsforming America: A Documentary Moving Minds in the Right Direction

Riding the Iron Longhorn: An Overview of the Texas Central Railway Project

A New Station for Atlanta

Elections create new landscape for passenger trains

The New Tunnel to Gotham: A Closer Examination of the Ticking Time Bomb Beneath the Hudson River

Your Stories: Passengers Speak Out Against Delays Afflicting the National Network

The Trans-Siberian Railway and BAM: Not as Alien as One Might Think

Washington Post Says Amtrak Should Solve On Time Performance Issues by Cutting Service; NARP Responds

From the RIARP Blog: May Amtrak Report

Investment: the logic behind Amtrak’s Acela RFP

Europe Is Committed to Developing its Railways Even Further

With First Phase Under its Belt, DC Eyes Future Streetcar Expansion

Shovels in the Ground for California's High Speed Rail Line

NARP Welcomes New Intern Karl Haljasmets

Train Wars: The Passengers Strike Back

House Lands Sneak Attack on Amtrak

"Thank you to Jim Mathews and the Rail Passengers Association for presenting me with this prestigious award. I am always looking at ways to work with the railroads and rail advocates to improve the passenger experience."

Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3)
February 14, 2020, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award