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

Economic Report: Killing Amtrak Would Cost U.S. Billions, Hurt Rural Americans

NARP Issues Statement on June 27 Amtrak Accident

NARP Welcomes Richard Anderson as Amtrak President and CEO

White House Budget Will Kill Amtrak Service

Rail Passengers Sends Two Interns on Cross-Country Trip by Train

White House Doubles Down on Cuts to Infrastructure Investment, Slashes Amtrak Routes and Transit Funding

NARP Issues Statement of Support for Caltrain Funding

Sen. Leahy, Rep. Stefanik, Rep. Kuster Awarded Golden Spike for Bipartisan Work on Enhancing US-Canada Rail Link

Rail Passengers Respond to White House Budget: “What About the Jobs, Mr. President?”

NARP Opposes Another NIMBY Attack on All Aboard Florida

Passengers Oppose Job-Killing Regulations Aimed at Texas Train

NARP Letter to FRA Advocates for Northeast Corridor Vision

NARP Urges Secretary Chao to Support High-Speed Rail in California

NARP Supports Funding for Caltrain Electrification Project in Letter to Secretary Chao

NARP Releases Comment in Support of 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to Back STB Regarding On-Time Performance

NARP Welcomes Elaine Chao as New Secretary of Transportation

U.S. DOT Issues 30-Year Investment Blueprint for Critical Passenger Rail Corridor

NARP Keeps Up Legal Fight for On-Time Performance

"The Rail Passenger Association's recognition of the essential work done by SMART-TD members aboard Amtrak during this difficult period is appreciated. The Golden Spike Award serves as a testament to the compassion and dedication our conductors, assistant conductors and other workers exhibit constantly through times both ordinary and extraordinary."

Jeremy Ferguson, SMART-TD President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.