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Advocacy
- Advocates Of The
Sunset Depot In San Antonio, TX: Built in 1903, the station
belongs to you, the public; still in use by Amtrak. Now, they're trying
to steal it to create a saloon! (12/3/97)
- All-Aboard: An
Internet passenger rail advocacy forum. (1/30/99)
- All Aboard
- USA: A communications coalition for America's pro-rail
organizations. (6/25/97)
- American Public Transit
Association: APTA's mission is to promote the use of public
transportation and to ensure the vitality of the transit industry, with
over 1100 members. (6/25/97)
- Architecture 21: A
planning and graphic design organization that works to develop
communities where transit is a viable alternative to the automobile and
has worked with CalTrain. (6/17/97)
- Arizona Rail Passenger
Association: News, articles, and much more from this association
dedicated to promoting rail passenger service. (6/17/97)
- Association of Oregon
Rail and Transit Advocates: Non-profit organization advocating a
responsible approach to public transportation planning and operation
throughout Oregon. (10/24/98)
-
Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains: CAPT is dedicated to preserving and
improving rail passenger services in North and South Carolina.
(8-13-01)
- Colorado
Rail Passenger Association: A voice for Colorado rail
passengers. (1/30/99)
- Connecticut Rail Commuter
Council: Advocating improved commuter rail service in
Connecticut. (1/30/99)
- Delaware
Valley Association of Railroad Passengers: Information, events,
town meetings, schedules, and more from this association for southeast
PA riders. (6/17/97)
- Empire State Passengers
Association: A volunteer network of people working to improve
and expand Amtrak, mass transit, and bus service in New York State.
(1/30/99)
- Friends of
Amtrak: An Internet advocacy effort supporting continued funding
for Amtrak. (6/17/97)
- Great American
Station Foundation: A non-profit organization that promotes
community economic development by preserving railroad stations and
transforming them into improved centers of transportation and commerce.
(7/19/98)
- High Speed Ground Transportation
Association: The only advocacy group in North America
exclusively dedicated to reinvigorating the rail passenger system of
North America. HSGTA has been in existence 16 years and represents over
225 unions, rail equipment suppliers, engineering firms, government
agencies and others. (1/30/99)
- Illinois
Association Of Railroad Passengers: A grassroots,
consumer-oriented association made up of members who have a common goal:
improved rail passenger service throughout IL and our nation. (6/17/97)
- Iowa Association Of
Railroad Passengers: IAPR newsletters, news, and documents
online. (6/17/97)
- Louisiana
Association Of Railroad Passengers: To promote and improve rail
passenger service in the state of Louisiana and adjoining states. (1/30/99)
- Minnesota
Association Of Railroad Passengers: Devoted to the improvement
of passenger train service in Minnesota. (6/25/97)
- Missouri-Kansas
Rail Passenger Coalition: Since 1979 MOKSRail has been working
for the goal of developing a more balanced transportation system that
takes into account the many economic, environmental and social
advantages afforded by modern rail transportation. (6/25/97)
- Mobility
Dallas: A Council comprised of citizens supporting the
development, utilization and coordination of multimodal transportation.
(1/30/99)
- Modern Transit
Society: Working to educate the public, planners and politicians
to the value of rail transportation for both intercity and local
transit. (6/17/97)
- National Association of
Railroad Passengers: The
oldest national grassroots organization advocating for passenger
service expansion and improvement. (5/14/01)
- New Jersey Association of
Railroad Passengers: A non-profit corporation of NJ residents
wanting a greater voice in the future of transit in the state. (5/4/97)
- New
Jersey-Association of Railroad Passengers Hotline: A text
version of the phone calls made to the NJ-ARP. (6/17/97)
- New Mexico
Association of Railroad Passengers: Has been actively promoting
the improvement of rail service in New Mexico and the Southwest since
the late 70's. (1/30/99)
- Oklahoma Passenger
Rail Association: Advocating rail passenger service across the
state. (1/30/99)
- Peninsula Rail 2000:
An all-volunteer transit consumer group working to realize a regional
rail system that will ring San Francisco Bay with rail by the year 2000.
Key to this vision is an upgraded and expanded CalTrain system. (6/17/97)
- Permanent Citizens
Advisory Committee To The MTA: The coordinating body for the
three commuter councils created by the New York State Legislature in
1981. (1/30/99)
- Rescue Muni:
Attempting to cure the problems of the San Francisco Municipal Railway,
including riders' complaints and solutions. (6/17/97)
- Save Our Railways: UK Resource &
Campaign Centre with hundreds of links & lively forum.
(8-28-02)
- Shore
Line East Riders' Association: SLERA is a loosely knit coalition
of Connecticut commuters, whose purpose is to ensure that SLE continues
to operate in the future. (6/17/97)
- Southern California Transit
Advocates: A non-profit group dedicated to the promotion,
development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. (6/17/97)
- Southwest Rail: An
Independent Voice : An independent voice for Southwest passenger
rail. (1/30/99)
- Train Riders
Association Of California: Working to improve rail passenger
service in the state of CA. (6/17/97)
- Train
Riders/Northeast: Formed in 1989 as a non-profit, volunteer
organization dedicated to bringing modern and efficient passenger rail
service to northern New England. (6/17/97)
- Vancouver Island Railway
Society: An advocacy site for the preservation of passenger rail
service on the historic E&N railway on Vancouver Island on Canada's
West Coast. (10/3/98)
- Wisconsin
Association Of Railroad Passenger: Meeting and general
information for this advocacy group. (6/17/97)
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August 24, 2008
