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Releases

Rail Passenger Releases, Statements & Letters - An archive of press releases, Congressional statements, letters to officials, and written testimony.

America’s Trains Connect Riders To Foodie Destinations
NM, KS and CO Senators Honored for Bipartisan Work in Saving SWC
Rail Passengers Remembers Joe Boardman As Passionate Leader
Second Train From Chicago To Twin Cities Could Bring $25M To MN
Trump’s Latest Move on High-Speed Rail Breaks Campaign Promises
Rail Passengers Statement on Gov. Newsom's HSR Announcement
Passengers Award ‘Golden Spike’ to Senators from KS, CO, NM
Registration Open for 2019's RailNation DC
Southwest Chief Brings $180M Annually to NM, CO and KS
Rail Passengers Association Launches Effort to Support Train Stations Amtrak Abandoned
RPA's Open Letter Calls on Amtrak to Lead in U.S. Transportation
Rail Passengers’ CEO Urges More and Better Trains
Jim Mathews Debates The Cato Institute's Randall O'Toole
Former Amtrak Presidents to Speak at RailNation Miami
Southwest Chief Train Service Will Continue
Amtrak Statement Counters Trains' PTC Article
Rail Passengers Statement on Trains Magazine's Recent PTC Report
Amtrak’s Route Accounting: Fatally Flawed, Misleading & Wrong
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"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."

Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.

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