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RPA Begins Preparing for Long-Distance Study

AND THE WINNER IS…

What the FY23 Omnibus Means for Passengers

Freight Rail Hearing Sheds Light on Passenger Delays

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Ed Von Nordeck: A Giant In Passenger Rail Advocacy

Amtrak Files STB Complaint Against UP

What the New Amtrak Map Means

117th Congress Leaves Amtrak Board Nominees in Limbo

Short-Staffed, Amtrak Eyes 2023 Growth

Congress Forces Through Deal to Avert Rail Strike

With No Deal in Sight, Possibility of Rail Strike Grows

NEC Project Inventory ID's Major Investments

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What The Election Results Mean for Trains

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FRA Launches Long-Distance Study Website

House GOP Leaders Question Amtrak Executive Bonuses

"The support from the Rail Passengers Association, and from all of you individually, has been incredibly important to Amtrak throughout our history and especially so during the last trying year."

Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO
April 19, 2021, speaking to attendees at the Rail Passengers Virtual Spring Advocacy Conference