About Us
The High Speed Rail Alliance is bringing the game-changing power of fast, frequent and reliable trains to you by building a broad, diverse base of supporters like you. We believe that we’re near a paradigm shift in transportation policy. With your help, we’ll tip the scales toward high-speed trains.
By putting 80% of Americans and Canadians within 25 miles of the freedom provided trains, we’ll bring friends and families closer together, connect small businesses with new customers and talent, revitalize our towns and communities, and slash our carbon footprint.
Since 1993, we’ve educated people, businesses, and lawmakers about the need for fast, frequent, and reliable trains; and we’ve worked with local governments, federal officials, the railroad industry, and fellow advocacy groups to build the political will and public support for a high-speed rail network that links our communities.
High Speed Rail Alliance
4765 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
773-334-6758
info@hsrail.org
Media Inquiries
Please call Executive Director Rick Harnish at 773-334-6758.
We thank these corporate partners for their generous sponsorship at $1,000 and above. Contact us to learn about the benefits of corporate sponsorship.
Private Car
Club Class
Business Class
Freedman Seating Company
Green Bay Packers Give Back
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
Quandel Consultants, LLC
Quebec Delegation Chicago
The support of our individual donors funds our outreach and organizing. Become a member today to make sure the argument for high speed rail is heard loud and clear, from Washington, D.C. to your state capitol.
Club Class
Stan Miller
First Class
Anonymous
Beth Coulson
David Boone
Edie Bryan
Eric Talbot
Glenn Ahrenholz
Jim Dixon
Joe Schwieterman
Lance Erickson
Tod Bassler
William B. Moore
Business Class
Alan Cornue
Allan Hauth Milw. WI
Christian Biesenger
Dave Winters
David May
Gregory P. Tornatore
Jeanie Sherwood
Joyce Solberg
Maurice Ball
Owen & Eleanor Hardy
Rich Robinson
SMART Transportation Division
Steve Weagant
Village of Schaumburg
Tourist Class
Alan Paberzs
Alan Sanchez
Anita Lees
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Attorney John D. Finerty
Bill Scott
Brian Chang
Claude A. Lambert
David Nienke
David Schreiner
Dennis Hess
Douglas Yerkes
Edward A.Robinson
Illinois Municipal League
Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance
James Stevenson
Juergen Juffa
Karen Busch
Karen Shinners
Kathleen T. Riley
Larry Robertson
Mark Walbrun
Melanie Manner
MetroLINK
Michael G. Johnson
Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers
Nelson Beck
Norel Pride
Peter Ruggiero
Philip Darling
Preston Hamilton
Ralph Medhurst
Richard Trask
Robert Clausen
Robert Gleason
Robert Madison
Robert Woodbury
Roger Clark
Ron Rohde
Sam Harnish & Mary Jo Wenckus
Sharon Feigon
William Weber
William Weiss Jr.
Executive Director
Richard Harnish
[Biography]
President
Maurice Ball
Mechanical Engineer
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
Secretary
Keith Kalinowski
Attaché Commercial
Quebec Delegation Chicago
Treasurer
Ira Silver
Accountant
Board Members
Nicholas Carney
Underwriter, Multi-Family
Illinois Housing Authority
Elizabeth Coulson
Retired
Illinois General Assembly
Stan Miller, Esq.
Partner - Retired
Nixon & Peabody
William C. Porter
Retired
Director of Public Works
City of Wauwatosa, WI
Joseph P. Schwieterman, Ph.D.
Director
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development
DePaul University
Chen-Yu Lin
Chair
PhD Candidate
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Imron Bhatti
Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Clayton Hall
Project Engineer
Kiewit
Joshua Hamilton
Central/East Region Chair
Michigan Association of Rail Passengers
Hannah J. Meinen
DePaul University '19 | MPA
Recruitment Specialist | American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and Northern Illinois
Ben Ravenscroft
Global Product Manager
GKN Off-Highway Powertrain
Eddie Wytkind, MBA
Analyst
Baird Capital
Siyu Zhang
GIS Analyst
GeoHome, LLC
