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The Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Programs Offers Policymakers an Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness, Environmental Sustainability, and Access Federal policymakers should consider three strategies to guide deliberations around reauthorization and improvement of Americans’ quality of life.

1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
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A rail advocate is anyone who wants to improve passenger rail and is willing to talk to other people including elected officials about jmproving passenger trains. Attend the Pacific Northwest Rail Summit, and learn how you can be a more effective passenger rail advocate. aawa.us/news/posts/r...

Join us in Portland October 15-17 for the Pacific Northwest Rail Summit, where passenger and freight rail leaders and elected officials will discuss opportunities to improve the shared rail system that spans the Greater Northwest. Details at nwsummit.org. Register now to attend in person or online.

High-speed rail has come to America. Or has it? www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/t...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Returns, Joyfully, 20 Years After Katrina

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"The US transportation system has all the balance of a two-legged stool. Adding passenger rail doesn't just add an option, it adds stability" @lakeshorerail.bsky.social

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

"The trains in San Francisco's Muni Metro light railway…won't start up in the morning until someone sticks a floppy disk into the computer that loads DOS software on the railway's Automatic Train Control System." www.bbc.com/future/artic...

US railroad Amtrak cutting 450 positions, $100 million in annual costs www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Is U.S. Transportation Policy Ready For The 'Silver Tsunami'? — Streetsblog USA America's car-dependent communities aren't prepared for the rising proportion of seniors who can't safely drive.

Is U.S. Transportation Policy Ready For The ‘Silver Tsunami’? usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/07/i...

VIA’s Canadian turns 70, operating with equipment from when it began www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...

Texas funding for Heartland Flyer on hold: Analysis www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...

Italy's new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy www.reuters.com/world/europe...

How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours (Gift Article) As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? arr.as/3dstation

House Bill 848 just moved forward by a vote of 61 to 39 in the Montana House thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Representative Denise Baum with the support of our chairman and Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier.

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Amtrak Scrambles After Pulling ‘Horizon’ Fleet From Service Amtrak’s decision to remove 70 passenger cars from service this week has disrupted passenger service from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest.

Amtrak Scrambles After Pulling ‘Horizon’ Fleet From Service railfan.com/amtrak-scram...

The User-Pay Myth: Everyone — Not Just Drivers — Pays for Our Roads — Streetsblog USA It's sort of the central myth of American transportation. Let's debunk it once and for all.

The User-Pay Myth: Everyone — Not Just Drivers — Pays for Our Roads usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/27/t...

US infrastructure improved with Biden-era spending but there's a long way to go The American Society of Civil Engineers said that the state of U.S. infrastructure had improved, though just a little.

US infrastructure improved with Biden-era spending but there’s a long way to go apnews.com/article/infr...

US passenger railroad Amtrak CEO abruptly steps down Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said Wednesday he will step down immediately after more than four years as head of the U.S. passenger railroad, citing concerns about maintaining the carrier's support from President Donald Trump's administration.

Amtrak's future is uncertain at best. @reuters.com reports that "A White House official told Reuters [Amtrak CEO] Gardner had been asked to step down. An Amtrak spokesperson declined to comment on whether he had been asked to leave." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US passenger railroad Amtrak CEO abruptly steps down Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said Wednesday he will step down immediately after more than four years as head of the U.S. passenger railroad, citing concerns about maintaining the carrier's support from President Donald Trump's administration.

A White House official told Reuters Gardner had been asked to step down. An Amtrak spokesperson declined to comment on whether he had been asked to leave.

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This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system Starline is a new high-speed rail network concept from think tank 21st Europe that aims to make Europe stronger and more connected.

This ambitious proposal would radically reinvent Europe’s rail system www.fastcompany.com/91296348/sta...

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Sneak a peek at AAWA's new discussion board for rail advocates in the Pacific Northwest. Register to post and comment at aawaforum.org Full speed ahead!

We have published a new option for communicating among rail advocates. We hope that it will evolve into "the" place where active discussions happen among @aawa.us @AORTArail.org, and other orgs in the PNW.

This is a "soft launch." Go to aawaforum.org and click on Register at the top right.

Lessons learned from the missed opportunities of the Biden Administration - Transportation For America With the Biden presidency in the rearview mirror, we can look back at where the administration succeeded and failed and what lessons we can take for the future. Joe Biden promised to tackle the climat...

Lessons learned from the missed opportunities of the Biden Administration t4america.org/2025/03/04/l...

State Transportation Agencies Can Still Lead on Sustainability and Equity. Here’s How. Op-ed: Federal policy has become hostile to sustainability and equity. A new framework shows how state and local DOTs can take up the baton.

State Transportation Agencies Can Still Lead on Sustainability and Equity. Here’s How. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go? In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.

A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go? arr.as/delmar

FRA personnel cuts could further delay languishing rail initiatives: Analysis www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...

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Reminder that the excellent book "When Driving is Not an Option" by @nondriver.bsky.social is on sale until tonight at a major discount. Don't miss out! islandpress.org/best-selling...

Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects apnews.com/article/trum...