Trains don't grow on trees

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Every once in a while, someone will post that they're tired of politics, and just want to talk about trains. But are these folks naive? Whether they like to ride trains, or watch them roll by, how do they expect service to survive without the hard work that's done every day in Washington, DC, by organizations like the National Association of Railroad Passengers, and by state advocacy groups in state capitols and with local elected officials?

I think most of us would agree that the current political environment can be poisonous and hyper-partisan. But support for passenger rail service is still one of the few subjects that finds support on both sides of the aisle....if you and I keep telling our elected representatives that passenger rail is important.

Please join NARP for our annual "Day On the Hill" if you can make it to DC in a couple of weeks. And if you can't, contact your elected representatives, and show them how passenger rail affects your community.

Working together, we can make sure that the "Train Tree" stays healthy and growing!

-CH