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Score Discounts on Movies, Concerts, Sports AND Travel!

• Amtrak. 10% Everyday Discount on most Amtrak rail fares, even on vacation packages through Amtrak Vacations. Terms and conditions apply.
• Earn Amtrak Guest Rewards® points for your membership dues or donations. Terms and conditions apply.
• Get our exclusive Members-Only discounts on movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events and concerts.
• Via Rail Canada. 5% discount on Coach, Business, and Sleeper Plus Classes!
• Brightline Florida. 10% discount on all classes of service!
• Alaska Railroad. 20% off Adventure Class fares on Alaska Railroad trains in summer and winter.
• Grand Canyon Railway. 20% off coach fare on Grand Canyon Railway trains or 10% off a vacation package.
• Nevada Northern Railway. 15% off all fares on Nevada Northern Railway Museum trips and tours.
• Avis. Up to a 25% discount off eligible Avis car rentals.
• Depot Inn & Suites. 10% off at the Depot Inn & Suites in La Plata, Missouri.

Join the fight for More, And Better, American Passenger Trains

Have you ever been frustrated by a late train? Have you wished that the system went somewhere that it doesn’t? Or runs faster than it does? With an Rail Passengers Association Membership, you’re being proactive and actually doing something about it. For 50 years, Rail Passengers Association has been the passenger’s tireless advocate, in Congress and with transit agencies and Amtrak.

We keep our fingers on the pulse of transportation legislation here in Washington D.C., and know when decision makers have the best or worst intentions for our passenger trains. We'll reach out when big decisions are in the pipeline to make sure they don’t do damage in obscurity.

We make it easy for you to send letters and emails, and make phone calls to your representatives, and push them to support our passenger trains. With our system, you can usually do so in less than a few minutes!

With stagnant funding for Amtrak, an absence of leadership in developing world-class passenger trains in America, and a transit system that is failing to meet growing demand, it is essential that we defend and fight for a modern, national passenger rail network. Rail Passengers Association works tirelessly every day to do just that.

PLUS, We Offer the Ultimate Internship Opportunity

“Summer By Rail” is perhaps the greatest internship in America. Started in 2016, each summer the Rail Passengers Association sends its paid intern correspondent on a month-long cross-country trip by train to see America. On their journey, the correspondents report on the rail passenger network from inside the train. They talk with passengers about how they use transportation to work, live and play. They meet with mayors and government officials in big cities and small towns on planning issues. And, they sample the local food, drinks, entertainment and recreation that is available through the passenger rail network. In 2016, we focused on biking and the outdoors, in 2017 two interns teamed up to look at different styles, architecture and fashion across the country, and last year Jacob Wallace went to 19 major, minor and independent league baseball stadiums to show us how accessible they were…or weren’t.

In 2019, Rail Passengers has decided to focus on food. The selected intern will play a big part in deciding what that means, where the trip will go, and how it will unfold. The search for candidates for next summer is already underway. If you think you might be the right person for the job, send us a note at [email protected], and tell us your vision and why you would be the best candidate.

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