February 11, 2025

For Immediate Release
February 11, 2025
Contact: Charles Hamilton, (360) 529-5552 x3

Washington State Rail Advocates Expand Board Representation

The Board of passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard Washington (AAWA) elected new board members:

John McIntosh, Treasurer -- Kennewick
John McIntosh is a native Tri-Citian who has been supporting passenger rail for years and advocates for, among other issues, the reinstatement of the North Coast-Hiawatha rail service over Stampede Pass.

Larry Yok -- Seattle
Larry Yok has worked in the public transportation industry for 18 years. He was the first manager of Intercity Transit in Olympia and director of finance, budget, and administration of Pierce Transit. As a consultant, he proposed the first route maps for what became the transit systems in Longview-Kelso and Centralia-Chehalis. He also represented or advised C-Trans, Pacific Transit, Clallam Transit, Community Urban Bus System (now RiverCities Transit) and Valley Transit in their labor relations. Most recently he was on Sound Transit's stakeholders committee for the Federal Way extension and the West Seattle/Ballard citizens advisory committee.

The Board also re-elected:

Harvey Bowen

James S. McIntosh

Rocky Shay

The full list of board members is available on the AAWA website. Thanks to everyone for serving the cause of improved rail service in our region.

About AAWA

For over forty years, All Aboard Washington (AAWA) has promoted better passenger and freight rail service in the Pacific Northwest. We champion safe, reliable, frequent, competitive, and convenient passenger rail services that meet the needs of all Washingtonians. We are especially active supporters of intercity passenger rail service and intermodal connections to local transit.

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