Amtrak’s trains are too short to meet demand.
Trains regularly sell out, year round, all across the country.
The long distance trains have it the worst. The coaches and sleepers are at least 40 years old and the trains are half as long as they should be.
Funds to buy new night trains are available, but Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration are slow walking the orders.
Getting this order moving is essential to growing the national network and growing the rolling stock supply chain.
Here is how you can help get the order moving:
Individuals
- Send an email to Transportation Secretary Duffy
- Ask your mayor to send a letter
Organizations
- Send a letter to Secretary Duffy
- Send us a PDF copy to info -at- hsrail.org
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Endorsements
Local Governments and Agencies
Albany, NY – Mayor Kathy Sheehan
Carbondale, IL – Mayor Caroline Harvey
Champaign, IL – Mayor Deborah Feinen
Crawfordsville, IN – Mayor Todd D. Barton
Ephrata, WA – Mayor Bruce Reim
Gilman, IL – Mayor Rick Theesfeld
Helena Area Chamber of Commerce
Holdredge Area Chamber of Commerce
Jackson, MS – Mayor John Horhn
Kansas City, MO – Mayor Quinton D. Lucas
Kirkwood, MO – Mayor Liz Gibbons
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Medora, ND – Mayor Derwin Zuroff
Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce
Mineola, TX – Mayor Jayne Lankford
Okeechobee, FL – Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce
Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
Rensselaer, IN – Mayor Jeffery S. Phillips
Spokane, WA – Mayor Lisa Brown
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce
Whitefish Chamber of Commerce (MT)
Winter Park, CO – Mayor Nick Kutrumbos
Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Associations and Non-Profits
Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers
