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Rail Advocates Mobilize for Pacific Northwest Rail Summit, Oct. 15–16 in Portland
Rail advocates from All Aboard Northwest, AORTA, and All Aboard Washington are encouraging members, allies, and community leaders to participate in the Pacific Northwest Rail Summit, October 15–16 at the EcoTrust Building in Portland....
FALL 2025 AAWA FUNDRAISING APPEAL
We urgently need to raise funds to pay for the cost of maintaining our communications and administrative infrastructure, dialogue with our legislators, and community organizing activities, all in the interest of promoting passenger rail as a means of better public transportation. Our current revenues and cash accounts are not expected to cover our expenses to the end of this year. A generous donor has offered to match all donations received by December 31, 2025, up to a maximum of $7,000. Please make a recurring or one-time donation online at https://www.aawa.us/support/, or mail your check to All Aboard Washington, P.O. Box 70381, Seattle, WA 98127-0381....
Week Without Driving
All Aboard Washington is encouraging individuals and elected officials to spend the week from Monday, September 29 – Sunday, October 5, 2025 without using cars. To help plan car-free trips, AAWA has created a website detailing how to connect between local transit and 20 Amtrak and commuter rail stations in western Washington....
BSPRA DEA Presentation
AAWA and other northwest rail advocates participated in a briefing from Abe Zumwalt of David Evans and Associates on Friday, June 27 to discuss the work they are doing on behalf of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority regarding their Corridor ID work for the Big Sky North Coast Corridor....
Reminders: Matching Fundraiser and Call for Video
The deadline for the AAWA matching fundraiser and our call for videos is next Monday, June 30. Please respond now!...
AAWA News, June 2025
Donate now to double the benefit to All Aboard Washington, Toot your town's horn, Legislature passes direction for Amtrak Cascades improvements, Reminder to sign up for the AAWA Forum, Join us for our next meeting on June 14, AAWA's annual picnic in Lacey, Saturday, August 9, Save the date for the 2025 Northwest Rail Summit...
Toot your town's horn!
Do you want to return passenger rail service to your town? Now is the time to make it happen!...
AAWA board retreat
The AAWA board met over the weekend to plan upcoming advocacy and social events. Stay tuned for more! And thanks, Harvey, for hosting us....
Amtrak Cascades resumes all trips this weekend
As replacement train cars arrived in Seattle over the last week they were placed into service...
AAWA News, March 19, 2025
AAWA Advocates Support ESHB 1837 and Other Improvements to Intercity Passenger Rail, Changes at Amtrak, Join Our Forum, Donations Needed...