High Speed Rail Alliance reports that Brightline West has released an Environmental Assessment for the Cajon Pass section of the Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail project. This is an important milestone that had to be completed before construction could begin. In a newsletter to members, High Speed Rail Alliance writes: “The Cajon Pass […]

Sacramento-Reno Rail Extension Study: It appears local transit agencies are actually talking seriously about better passenger train service between Reno and the Bay Area! Please take this short survey to let them know northern Nevadans want better transportation options than driving on dangerous, crowded I-80 over the mountains.

From CNN: To celebrate the 175th anniversary of Switzerland’s first railway, the country’s rail industry came together to run the world’s longest-ever passenger train — 100 cars, 2,990 tonnes and almost two kilometres long. READ IT HERE – great pictures

From “Supply Chain Dive” trade publication: It’s time to get freight rail back on track with a stable workforce and improved service, writes the National Association of Chemical Distributors. The following is an opinion article written by Eric R. Byer, president and CEO of the National Association of Chemical Distributors. Over the last several months, […]

In response to more than a decade of declining rail service in the United States, the cross-craft rail workers group Railroad Workers United (RWU) has called for public ownership of the railroad system. On October 6th, the RWU Steering Committee voted unanimously to approve a Resolution to this effect. In a news release, the RWU […]

American Indians and the Transcontinental Railroad As we advocate for passenger rail as the foundation of a sustainable, equitable, lower-carbon transportation system, we have to remember that we’re not building this sustainable system in a historical vacuum. We were reminded of this when, browsing through presentations at a rail history event at the Utah State […]

From the Christian Science Monitor in August: All Aboard: Why rail travel is making a comeback ‘Passenger rail is handling the double whammy of a summer vacation surge and end-of-pandemic travel bump well – or at least better than its competitors. Amtrak, which has a monopoly on long-distance rail travel, has hurriedly restored services it […]

September 23, 2022 Addressing some of the complaints of poor service for shippers, the chairs of four House committees dealing with transportation, commerce, infrastructure and agriculture introduced the  Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act in August 2. A press release issued by the House committees says, “Rail customers have increasingly expressed concern with inconsistent and […]

9/23/2022 Rail Strike? Working conditions for railroad workers in this country have deteriorated as freight railroads, while making record-breaking profits for their shareholders, continue to cut costs. Many observers say we are at a crisis point for US freight rail.  When contract talks between railroads and rail unions on wages and working conditions  stalled this […]

OUR FIRST NEWSLETTER! NRC is a citizen-based initiative advocating for an expanded, robust rail system in Nevada and neighboring states as the keystone of a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable and socially just transportation system…Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Funding for Nevada rail? We urge transportation leaders in the state to step up to identify statewide priorities for rail […]

The Nevada Independent , March 1, 2022 This week, host Joey Lovato is joined by Ron Kaminkow and Anne Macquarie, two members of the new Nevada Rail Coalition, which seeks to boost train travel and freight in the state. Listen to the podcast HERE