34,471,000 Amtrak has closed out fiscal year 2025 with a new ridership record! Here’s to another one in 2026.

Look at the scenery instead of the road.

A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

We delight when any public leaders find intercity passenger rail & rail transit convenient to conduct their travel.

What we lost when cars won | grist.org/culture/cars... via @grist.org

AORTA (Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates) VP for Eastern Oregon Matt Krabacher will be giving a presentation this Saturday on the restoration of Amtrak's Pioneer service. More info:

SMTP is the most important step in bringing passenger rail to Texas, and public comment ends Nov. 20. In-person meeting dates and times are listed in the link, along with a prerecorded presentation. Your input matters! www.txdot.gov/projects/hea...

Me and almost everyone else I know talking about car dependency On Here shout about this exact issue all the time. We all want to change this, which includes advocating for better public transit. (NB: It's also a fact that many people are in debt *because* they need to own cars)

Today’s historic pic: 41 years ago today, South Maitland Railway 10 class 2-8-2T steam loco no 25 shunts no 22 on the Richmond Vale Railway, Hexham, NSW, November 1 1984. The RVR was Australia’s last commercial steam railway with steam used until its 1987 closure ended Australia’s steam railway era.

So, it’s official and the voting is in: Toledo will be the site for our next RailNation fall conference. #RNTOL For more on Glass City: http://railpax.org/xTo650XlfcA

We're delighted to see access measures feature prominently in this new report on urban mobility! Sadly, the only kind of access measured in the report is access by car (1/3 of Americans don't drive). Hopefully the next version includes access measures for all modes! mobility.tamu.edu/umr/report/

Alternatives to mandatory car ownership are needed now.

@mndot.mn.gov estimates every St Paul-Chicago trip by train, instead of car, saves $296. $88 comes in social benefits-safety, emissions and crash reduction. The rest goes to the rider, due to reduced cost of operating a personal vehicle. Increased rail service is a no-brainer! @hsrail.bsky.social

TxDOT is holding in-person information sessions from now until Nov. 13. Check the link in the comments for dates and locations, as well as a prerecorded presentation and a link to a survey on the plans.

A webinar for advocates of transportation alternatives by @carterlavin.bsky.social. Registration is pay-what-you-wish. nextcity.org/events/detai...

Op-Ed: The Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific Merger Is Wrong for Rail - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/28/o... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @publicrailnow.bsky.social

What’s more regressive: Modest driving surcharges to help fund transit, or forced car ownership? - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/28/w... via @chi.streetsblog.org and @ellensteinke.bsky.social

Virtual public meeting and public comment end Nov. 20.

Ohio could have an incredible intercity bus AND rail network. But the key is that it should be both. Buses are an important part of the puzzle getting Ohioans to hubs and trains provide the capacity to move large amounts of people from city to city. Let’s do both!

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

A Dallas suburb celebrates the opening of an expensive new rail line by threatening to withdraw from the transit agency that built it for them.

The wild success of Amtrak Mardi Gras shows that expansion is the next logical step.

After placing an order a year ago for the country's first Stadler built light rail cars, the Utah Transit Authority is already calling on the company to double their efforts http://railpax.org/XIVA50Xk1Y7

We could build an 11.5-mile subway line in Milwaukee for the cost of widening I-94. But I’m sure one more lane will fix it! (Swedish costs)

Virtual public meeting and public comment end Nov. 20.

Highly recommend @thewaroncars.bsky.social's book Life After Cars.

It’s been an exciting few weeks for rail transit in the U.S., with the following openings: •Honolulu Skyline Phase 2🚝 •KC Streetcar extension🚉 •DART Silver Line🚆 Next up: Sound Transit’s Line 1 extension to Federal Way on December 6. 🚉

What will Texas transportation look like over the next quarter century? TxDOT is presenting its draft Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (Texas SMTP 2050) with public meetings across the state between now and Nov. 13.

What will Texas transportation look like over the next quarter century? TxDOT is presenting its draft Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan (Texas SMTP 2050) with public meetings across the state between now and Nov. 13.

Tomorrow! SART general meeting is at 7 p.m. at Eco Centro, 1802 N. Main Ave., San Antonio. Non-members welcome!

Travis County is taking concrete steps to make an Austin-to-San Antonio rail connection a reality. Where is the Bexar County Commisioners Court? news4sanantonio.com/news/instagr...

Diverse travel infrastructure is more efficient and safer for all users.

Thank you for coming to our town!

Cities are willing to money into acquiring passenger rail.

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.

Celebrate the power of statistics to shape smarter transportation policy and a more sustainable future. See what the Association has done over the years: www.railpassengers.org/reports

The October SART general meeting is this Thursday the 23rd at Eco Centro, 1802 N. Main. Open to the public - we'd love to meet you!

The October SART general meeting is this Thursday the 23rd at Eco Centro, 1802 N. Main. Open to the public - we'd love to meet you!

Once again, regional rail proves its popularity.

The American centrist punditocracy has decided that what the US transit industry needs are endless lectures about the importance of security. These writers misunderstand the problem, and are making things worse. 1/ www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The next SART general meeting is Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at Eco Centro, 1802 N. Main Ave., San Antonio. Open to the public - we'd love to meet you!

Tough day for those who believe that only private entities should build high-speed rail

car dependency

A concise overview of why our region needs action ASAP on a number of fronts, especially rail transit. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm... via @expressnews

The smashing success of Mardi Gras Service shows the pent-up demand for regional passenger rail.

A realignment of the Texas Eagle could make this possible.

Imagine how a San Antonio to Austin train could do.

Driving a car. You're basically on a livingroom couch staring forward like an idiot doing nothing.

Fingers crossed for y'all!