June 1, 2025

Donate now to double the benefit to All Aboard Washington!

Once again, AAWA has received a generous donation that you can help match. Donations totaling up to $5,000 received through June 30 will be matched, so a $100 donation will bring in $200 toward our rail advocacy efforts. Please keep us on track by making a generous donation. You may donate at https://aawa.us/donate or send a check to:

All Aboard Washington
P.O. Box 70381
Seattle, WA 98127-0381

Your donations must be received by June 30 to receive this generous match!

Toot your town's horn!

Do you want to return passenger rail service to your town? Now is the time to make it happen! Here are some questions you can use to create a 5-10 minute video. Post it by June 20, 2025 and send us the link. We'll work with you to share it with the folks who will make the decisions.

Legislature passes direction for Amtrak Cascades improvements

On May 19, the Governor signed ESHB 1837, which establishes intercity passenger rail improvement priorities. It was co-sponsored by a large number of legislators, both Democrats and Republicans. Congratulations to the Rail Can't Wait Coalition for their effort in proposing and passing this legislation.

Reminder to sign up for the AAWA Forum

Check out the latest news and add your comments on the AAWA Forum. Jois us at https://aawaforum.org.

Join us for our next meeting on June 14

Register here for a joint AAWA-AORTA meeting on Zoom. We will be planning updoming events in Washgton and Oregone. Stay tuned for more details.

AAWA's annual picnic in Lacey, Saturday, August 9

Register online here for our annual picnic.

Save the date for the 2025 Northwest Rail Summit

We'll be following up from last year's summit in Spokane, this year in Portland, October 15-17, 2025. Check back soon for registration and more details.

Charlie Hamilton
Executive Director
All Aboard Washington