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NARP: New and Improved!

Things have certainly changed with NARP, the National Association of Railroad Passengers. NARP has changed its name to become the Rail Passengers Association. The name may be simpler, but the mission has expanded significantly—now we’re not only advocates for Amtrak passengers, but for the folks heading to and from their jobs on commuter rail as…

Passenger Trains: Good for the Economy.
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Passenger Trains: Good for the Economy.

One of the frustrations of being an advocate for passenger rail is that most people think the motivation is mostly selfish … that we want more and better trains simply because we love riding on trains.   There’s some truth to that, of course. But the basic pro-rail argument—and I’m including commuter and transit as…