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Releases

Rail Passenger Releases, Statements & Letters - An archive of press releases, Congressional statements, letters to officials, and written testimony.

Passengers Applaud House's Restoration of Key Transit Rail Program, Defeat of Anti-Transit Amendments

Iowa Pacific Holdings President Ed Ellis to Give Keynote at Railroad Passengers Meeting in Indianapolis

National Rail Passengers Group Meeting in Indianapolis To Focus on Advocacy Efforts, Multimodal Transportation Issues

NARP Urges Immediate Congressional Action on Positive Train Control to Avoid Rail Shutdown

Passengers Decry Another Manufactured Crisis As Safety Technology Deadline Looms

NARP Receives Large Bequest from George McCallum Estate

NARP Supports Nomination of Sarah Feinberg as Federal Railroad Administration Head

Companies Facing Technology Deadline Must Keep Passengers, Freight on the Rails

NARP Asks For Balance in Proposed Measures to Protect Rail Passengers

NARP: Tunnel Debacle Betrays “Goldfish” Pathology Plaguing U.S. Infrastructure

Train Passengers Applaud Senate’s Move to Increase Funding for Life-Saving Safety Technology; Call for More Local Choice in Transportation Spending

NARP Thanks Senate Commerce Committee Leaders for Including Rail Reform in Transportation Bill

Senate Drops Railroad Reform Bill; A Huge Leap Forward

NARP CEO to Speak on Post-Katrina Panel Covering Gulf Coast Rail Service

NARP Staff Expands To Accelerate Advocacy, Raise Profile

NARP Thanks House Members for Defeating Amendments to Cut Amtrak Funding

NARP Calls on House of Representatives to Provide Dedicated Rail Funding for a Safer System

Statement on FY2016 House Transportation Appropriations

"The COVID Pandemic has been and continues to be the biggest challenge faced by Americans as it has taken a deadly toll on the world and on the world’s economies. During COVID Locomotive Engineers at Amtrak and other Passenger and Freight Railroads have embodied the definition of essential workers. This dedication by our members is not new. We applaud the Rail Passenger’s Association for recognizing the vital contributions of our members and their hard work moving Americans and freight during the COVID pandemic."

Dennis Pierce, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.