Response to House Appropriations Committee’s Proposed Cuts to Rail Funding
Statement from Rail Passengers Association President Jim Mathews in response to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) draft Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Act. Click here.
And what does the Senate have in mind? Follow this link to read the Senate Appropriations Bill.
In Michigan, 'fixing the damn roads' got really darned expensive
Michigan’s roads and bridges are crumbling faster than agencies can repair them, and the problem is expected to compound over time without significant new investments. Read more.
America is Embracing High-Speed Rail
American voters overwhelmingly support the construction of new high-speed railways across the country according to a new poll conducted exclusively for Newsweek. Read the story.
AMTRAK Agrees to Better Bicycle Access
The League of American Bicyclists recently asked sought signatures on a petition to Amtrak to make traveling by bike easier for more people. Here is what happened.
Plan to connect L.A. to Bay Area by bullet train gets full environmental approval.
California’s massive and ambitious project to connect downtown Los Angeles with the Bay Area via electric trains capable of reaching speeds of over 200 mph has cleared its biggest hurdle to date. Read the story.