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Remembering Lloyd Flem - Updated July 7
All Aboard Washington regrets to announce that AAWA's former executive director, Lloyd Flem, passed last evening. His family asks for no calls. The funeral service is set for 10 am on July 15 at Funeral Alternatives of Washington, 455 North Street Southeast, Tumwater, WA 98501....
AAWA News, June-July 2024
Donate now to triple the benefit; Auction Success; Reporting from FRA and BSPRA Meetings in Missoula; Join us in Spokane, October 8-9; AAWA Picnic on August 10; Save These Dates; COVID Is Still With Us; Check with Rail.chat for the Latest News...
Reporting from FRA and BSPRA Meetings in Missoula
Gary Wirt and Charlie Hamilton traveled to Missoula to represent AAWA and other rail advocacy organizations to provide feedback to the Federal Railroad Administration's Long Distance Service Study during the fourth of four meetings on June 6....
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Please make a special donation to cover our costs at https://www.aawa.us/donate/ and https://allaboardnw.org/donate/ With your help, we can continue our advocacy for better rail in our region....
AAWA News, May 2024
Meeting and Auction, AAWA Joins the No on I-2117 Coalition, Working to Improve the National Network, Save These Dates, We Rely On Your Support...
Join Us for AAWA's General Meeting and Silent Auction, May 18, 2024
AAWA Auction and "All Aboard Washington and Forty Years of Passenger Rail Expansion" A Presentation from Jeff Schultz, Senior Transit and Rail Planner, David Evans and Associates, and a Longtime AAWA member...
Organizations Detail Rail Infrastructure Needs
All Aboard Washington is only one of many organizations that submitted comments on the Draft Amtrak Cascades Preliminary Service Development Plan (SDP) proposed by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), which expands the current Cascades six round-trips to 16 round-trips per day between Seattle and Portland, six round-trips per day between Seattle, Bellingham and Vancouver BC, and six round-trips per day between Portland and Eugene OR....
AAWA Supports Expanding Amtrak Cascades Services, Calls for Expansion Statewide
Rail advocacy group All Aboard Washington (AAWA) has expressed its enthusiastic support for a proposal by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for a significant increase in Amtrak Cascades service....
Renowned Railroad Artist J. Craig Thorpe Speaks in Seattle April 13
J. Craig Thorpe, noted railroad artist and author of Railroads, Art and American Life: An Artist’s Memoir (Indiana University Press, 2023), will speak in Seattle on Saturday, April 13, hosted by All Aboard Washington, which promotes improved passenger rail service in our state and region....
AAWA News, March 2024
We Appreciate Your Support, Your Feedback Needed on the Future of Amtrak Cascades, AAWA Continues Advocacy for East-West Train Service. Transport to Medical Care Survey, April AAWA Meeting Features Rail Artist J. Craig Thorpe, May AAWA Meeting and Auction, Save These Dates!...