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September 22 AAWA excursion to Portland for opening of the Streetcar extension and the new Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation Enginehouse 22 Aug 2012 | 02:26 am
Our All Aboard Washington trip to Portland is coming up on September 22. There are two big events in Portland that day: The opening of the new Eastside extension of the Portland Streetcar The opening ...
Amtrak dedicates new Seattle maintenance facility 9 Aug 2012 | 10:43 am
On August 6, Amtrak was joined by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D), WSDOT and Sound Transit in dedicating its new Seattle train maintenance base. This marked the completion of the first two of the four p...
Our 2012 Fundraiser 23 Jul 2012 | 12:28 pm
There are a lot of people asking for your hard earned money this year. And many will ask for your money as a down payment on future promises. All Aboard Washington will not ask for your money as a dow...
Market Our Passenger Trains 7 Jul 2012 | 08:12 am
A Cascades train boards passengers at Centennial Station Photo by Jim Hamre Most rail advocates have significant understanding of the what, where, when, and how much of our Northwest Rail Corridor p...
Transport Action BC calls VIA Rail Canada cuts ‘inexplicable’ and ‘wrong to the core’ 28 Jun 2012 | 09:24 am
Here is a press release from Transport Action BC concerning planned cuts to VIA Rail Canada’s passenger train service. Our AAWA Executive Director Lloyd Flem had this comment: “The national and/or pro...
Save the Waterfront Streetcar 25 Jun 2012 | 11:23 am
The George Benson Waterfront Streetcar line stopped operation in 2005 with the hopes that once a new car barn was built the line would be restored to service. 7 Years later, the car barn was never bui...
Coal Train effects on Passenger Trains in the Northwest Corridor 23 Jun 2012 | 08:19 am
On June 15, Transportation Choices Coalition hosted one of its Friday Forums at the downtown Seattle YMCA. The topic was Coal Train effects on Passenger Trains in the Northwest Corridor. This issue ar...
Rep. Mike Armstrong: Invest in Transportation Infrastructure 20 Jun 2012 | 08:59 am
Rep. Mike Armstrong The June 9 All Aboard Washington meeting in Wenatchee featured Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-Wenatchee), Ranking Member of the House Transportation Committee. Rep Armstrong’s presentat...
June 9th All Aboard Washington Meeting in Wenatchee 26 May 2012 | 01:37 pm
On June 9th, All Aboard Washington will have a meeting in Wenatchee at the Red Lion Hotel, 1225 N. Wenatchee Avenue, at 12:30 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Rep. Mike Armstrong (R-Wenatchee), minorit...
Steampunk Lullaby 8 Apr 2012 | 11:00 am
Submitted to All Aboard Washington by a hopefully future member: By Zoë Garrett Sometimes, When I lie awake in the dark, I can hear the trains: Forlorn whistles echoing, Sounding through the hil...
