The States for Passenger Rail Coalition is an alliance of State and
Regional Transportation Officials who work together to promote the
development and growth of Intercity Passenger Rail as part of an
integrated national transportation network.
The States for Passenger Rail Coalition is an alliance of State and
Regional Transportation Officials who work together to promote the
development and growth of Intercity Passenger Rail as part of an
integrated national transportation network.
| Dec 6 | Representative David Price' statement to the House Committee on Transportation and Infratructure on high speed rail. | Link |
| Nov 10 | Letter from the Honorable Governor Quinn of Illinois in support of the FFY 2012 Conferenced USDOT Appropriation Bill | Download (pdf 109 kb) |
| Nov 2 | Congressional Letter Supporting FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act | Download (pdf 1.3 mb) |
| Nov 2 | Co-signers of the FY 2012 THUD Congressional Letter | Download (pdf 92 kb) |
| Oct 21 | Statement from States for Passenger Rail Coalition Chair Paula Hammond on House FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act Addressing PRIIA 209 | Download (pdf 107 kb) |
| Sept 9 | Statement from States for Passenger Rail Coalition Chair Paula Hammond on House FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act | Download (pdf 241 kb) |
| July 21 | Letter to Senator Murray regarding TIGER Legislation | Download (pdf 95 kb) |
| July 21 | Letter to Senator Collins regarding TIGER Legislation | Download (pdf 96 kb) |
| July 21 | Letter to Senator Durbin regarding TIGER Legislation | Download (pdf 94 kb) |
| June 29 | Letter to Senate Appropriators opposing potential rescission of ARRA rail funds | Download (pdf 96 kb) |
| June 29 | Letter to House Leadership opposing potential rescission of ARRA rail funds | Download (pdf 96 kb) |
| June 23 | Statement from SPRC Chair Paula Hammond on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passenger Rail Proposal | Download (pdf 243 kb) |
| May 17 | Letter to Congresswoman Louise Slaughter | Download (pdf 251 kb) |
| May 17 | Letter to Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Rahall commending multi-year surface transportation policy legislation | Download (pdf 262 kb) |
| May 17 | Letter to Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison commending multi-year surface transportation policy legislation | Download (pdf 259 kb) |
| Apr 21 | Letter regarding FFY 2011 appropriation of funding rail related programs and activities | Download (pdf 98kb) |
| Apr 15 | One Rail Climate Letter | Download (pdf 188kb) |
| Feb 9 | Letter to Hon. Richard Durbin and Hon. Byron Dorgan regarding further investments in the nation's passenger rail network | Download (pdf 487kb) |
| Oct 22 | Letter to Senators Inouye and Murray and Representatives Obey and Olver regarding FY 2010 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill | Download (pdf 160kb) |
| Sep 10 | Letter to Hon. Corrine Brown regarding suggestions for rail section of Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 | Download (pdf 541kb) |
| Jul 17 | Op-Ed: A new emphasis is needed on passenger rail | Download (pdf 37kb) |
| Jul 8 | Letter to Hon. Barbara Boxer and Hon. James Inhofe regarding climate change legislation | Download (pdf 168kb) |
| Jun 8 | Letter to Administrator Joseph C. Szabo regarding S4PRC to FRA recommendations on program guidance | Download (pdf 180kb) |
| Jun 3 | Letter to Hon. Patty Murray and Hon. Kit Bond requesting support for Amtrak capital and operating expense funding, the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment, Rail Cooperative Research Program and Positive Train Control | Download (pdf 25kb) |
| May 11 | Letter to Hon. Dianne Feinstein requesting financial support for Positive Train Control in Rail Safety Bill of 2008 | Download (pdf 78kb) |
| May | FRA holding High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Workshops around the Country | Download (pdf 213kb) |
| Apr 24 | SPRC letters to Letter to Hon. John W. Olver and Hon. Tom Latham asking for funding for Amtrak capital and operating expenses and funding for Section 305 and 306 | Download (pdf 111kb) |
| Jan 26 | House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials: Hearing on Freight and Passenger Rail | Download (pdf 328kb) |
| Jan 22 | Testimony: Governor Doyle, Wisconsin testifies before House T&I on State’s readiness to implement Stimulus II infrastructure projects | Download (pdf 115kb) |
| Dec 18 | SPRC letters to House & Senate appropriators asking for full appropriations for provisions of HR 2095 Amtrak & Rail Safety authorizations including two key 80/20 federal/state grant programs
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| Nov 10 | Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery | Download (pdf 143kb) |
| Jul 8 | AS I SEE IT: Passenger train ridership soars along with gas prices | Download (pdf 37kb) |
| Jun 5 | Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee thanking them for work on HR 6003 | Download (pdf 127kb) |
| May 14 | Testimony on Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 | Download (pdf 49kb) |
| May 21 | States for Passenger Rail Coalition comments to House Transportation and Infrastructure Leadership on HR-6003 | Download (pdf 168kb) |
| March 27 | Letters to Senate and House Committees in support of funding Amtrak, State Capital Investment, High Speed Rail Development, Rail Line Relocation Projects and Nationwide Differential GPS.
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| Feb 15 | Letter to Representative Blumenauer regarding support for capital investment in infrastructure and equipment | Download (pdf 618kb) |