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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....
Meet us in Missoula!
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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!...
Thank you for your support!
Thanks to our supporters we were able to raise $6830.34 during our fundraiser in January and February. With matching, this brings $20,491.02 directly to All Aboard Washington. This money helps support our work to improve rail service throughout the state of Washington and bring it to more places....
AAWA's Comments to the FRA Long-Distance Study
AAWA supports serving the Yakima Valley-Stampede Pass route via Spokane, southern Montana and points east, as well as via the Tri-Cities, eastern Oregon, Boise, Salt Lake City, and Denver....