Add Your Name to the Save the Southwest Chief Petition!

Citing the high costs of maintenance and implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology, Amtrak submitted a proposal to substitute chartered bus service on the Southwest Chief between Albuquerque and Dodge City or La Junta. Rail Passengers opposes this proposal, and is working with Congressional delegations in Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico to ensure that train service is continued.

• Please see also our fact-checking response to Amtrak's proposal
• Our list of other routes potentially threatened by Amtrak's stance -- independent of the Federal Railroad Administration -- on Postive Train Control.
• Remember that we've won half the battle already with a huge victory in the Senate
• Call your Representative today to do more.

• For those of you reaching out to Municipalities (reach out to Regional Coordinator Betsy Nelson at [email protected] for more information)
  • North East Corridor Mayors or County Commisioners ask sheet
  • National Network Mayors or County Commisioners ask sheet
  • Southwest Chief Route Mayors or County Commisioners ask sheet
    • Colorado Govenor Hickenlooper's Letter