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All Aboard Washington Calls on Public Agencies to Implement Delayed Amtrak Cascades Service Increases
All Aboard Washington (AAWA), Washington State’s passenger rail advocacy organization, calls on Amtrak and Sound Transit to immediately implement the Amtrak Cascades daily frequencies between Seattle and Portland, OR that have been delayed since 2017. As publicly-supported and funded organizations, Amtrak’s and Sound Transit’s first priority must be to provide safe, reliable and frequent passenger rail service to the region’s taxpayers....
Winter Passenger Rail Gathering, Centralia, WA, December 9, 2023
The Winter Passenger Rail Gathering discusses Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative...
AAWA General Meeting, October 2023
All Aboard Washington was pleased to have Stephen Sadis from Great Northern Filmworks as our guest speaker on October 14, 2023....
AAWA News, October 2023
Join Us This Weekend for the AAWA General Meeting; Registration Open for our Winter Gathering...
Great AAWA-AORTA-AANW Picnic
The 2023 Annual Picnic in Lacey was a great success....
AAWA News, August 2023: Pass, Peregrination, and Picnic
Stampede Pass and Pioneer Service–One Step Closer?, Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit, 2023 Train Trek, Survey on Using Trains to Access Health Care, Annual Picnic and Other Upcoming Events, Save Salmon, Ride Trains–Again, Connect and Donate to AAWA!...
Join Us Next Week to Discuss Restoring Passenger Rail Service in the Greater Northwest
Passenger rail advocacy groups All Aboard Northwest (AANW) and The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates are meeting!...
AAWA News, June 2023
Speak Out for Passenger Rail; A Transportation System With Aviation and Rail; Access to Mount Rainier; Amtrak Board Nominations; Memorial for Bill Myers; Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit; Picnic...
Support AAWA This Spring
We want big things to happen in 2023. Please continue to support All Aboard Washington through your memberships and other contributions....
AAWA Response to WSDOT Blog: Seriously Evaluate Benefits to Society of East-West Service
Rather than continue to speculate about the cost and benefits of the East-West service, let’s encourage our elected officials to conduct the additional work (studies) needed, as recommended by STEER, so that decision makers have the data necessary to determine whether Seattle-Spokane service via Stampede pass is, or is not, cost beneficial....