August 1, 2022

Join Us For All Aboard August (and beyond)

It’s All Aboard August in the Northwest! Join us for events celebrating and planning for improved passenger rail in our region.

Thursday, August 11, 1:00 PM
Gresham Train Trek Event
Co-sponsored with All Aboard Northwest, AORTA and Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek
Mount Hood Community College, Town and Gown Conference Room
Gresham, Oregon
More information and registration at the All Aboard Northwest website

Saturday, August 13, 1:00 PM
All Aboard Washington Annual Picnic
Rainier Vista Community Park
Lacey, Washington
More information and registration at the All Aboard Washington website

Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23
Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit
Co-sponsored with the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority and All Aboard Northwest
Northern Hotel and online
Billings, Montana
More information and registration at the Summit website

Thursday, August 25, Time and location TBA
Tri-Cities Train Trek Event
Co-sponsored with Washington State Representative Matt Boehnke
More information and registration at the All Aboard Northwest website

Friday, August 26, Time and location TBA
Yakima Train Trek Event
More information and registration at the All Aboard Northwest website

Friday, August 26, Time and location TBA
Ellensburg Train Trek Event
More information and registration at the All Aboard Northwest website

See the Train Trek website for more Train Trek events as they are added.

And save these dates.

Monday, September 26 and Tuesday, September 27
2022 Legislative Rail Caucus Tour
Time and Tri-Cities location TBD

Saturday, October 8, 1:00 PM
AAWA General Meeting
Kelso Depot
More information and registration at the AAWA website

Saturday, December 17, 1:00 PM
AAWA Holiday Party
Centralia Depot
More information and registration at the AAWA website

All Aboard Washington’s 2023 Legislative Priorities

September 28, 2022

Now is the time for next steps toward considering East-West passenger rail service via Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks (Stampede Pass). This is an essential statewide corridor providing access to and from the national network for underserved, burgeoning and diverse population centers in Kittitas County, Yakima County, the Yakama Nation, Benton County, and Franklin County....

Join Us For All Aboard August (and beyond)

August 1, 2022

It’s All Aboard August in the Northwest! Join us for events celebrating and planning for improved passenger rail in our region....

Why letters to Governor Inslee urging an "expression of interest" to FRA for restoration of passenger rail service are important

July 29, 2022

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is encouraging communities to apply for federal rail funding, as reported by KHQ Spokane. But this is a competitive program. Other states will be applying. To ensure that Washington state gets our share, we need to follow a 2-step process in 2022....

Senator Liias: Let's Change Passenger Rail from a Vision to Reality

July 11, 2022

AAWA emphasizes that: 1. Conventional Cascades service must be improved in the near term – and in this era of expanded federal funding for passenger rail service alongside a willing host railroad partner, there is no reason hourly service shouldn’t be our target. 2. Passenger rail needs to touch more of the state than Western Washington. More service across the Cascades to Yakima, the Tri-Cities, and Spokane will ensure a coalition of support for high speed rail in the future....