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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 22h

Amtrak ridership for August. Overall gains continue, although at a slower rate than previous months.

Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 4d

As we learned following the MIPRC, the funding gap for the Chicago-Moline corridor (using the preferred IAIS alignment) is estimated to be about $400 million. This new budget proposal from Gov. Pritzker would allocate $390 million to the project, closing nearly the entire gap.

Illinois veto session could unlock funds for Quad Cities passenger rail

A more than $50 billion Illinois infrastructure plan released by Gov. JB Pritzker would include nearly $390 million for passenger rail in the Quad Cities.

www.wqad.com

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Rail Passengers Association @railpassengers.org · 6d

These projects are not political bargaining chips - they some of the largest public works projects in the country, lifelines for millions of commuters, and essential to the economic vitality of the region.

http://railpax.org/vQ2l50X5Eiy

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 7d

Updated details reflecting some missed details and service providers.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 7d

To the best of our knowledge this is the total inventory of intercity bus routes in Iowa following Trailways’ exit. As previously mentioned, Jefferson Lines and Greyhound picked up most of the pieces, but this is definitely a very sparse network.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 8d

Looks like Iowa’s intercity bus network will mostly be preserved. A mix of Greyhound and Jefferson Lines will be taking over the old Trailways routes.

Initial count shows 25 cities being served across 9 routes. Will provide more details after some more review.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 17d

Another poor month for long-distance OTP. Freight train interference and slow orders are killing the California Zephyr's OTP.

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All Aboard Northwest @allaboardnw.org · 19d

NE: Grand Islanders show interest in expanding passenger rail service www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/55...

NE: Grand Islanders show interest in expanding passenger rail service

State Sen. Margo Juarez of Omaha knows firsthand the benefits of passenger rail service.

www.masstransitmag.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 19d

Full build out of our rail plan, with 2 daily round trips on each route, would result in over 3.3 million annual train miles added, almost doubling the current Amtrak Midwest network.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 20d

LA Metro’s A Line extension to Pomona opens tomorrow.

Metro’s A Line is long. It’s about to get longer with new stops opening in San Gabriel Valley

Four new A Line stations in the San Gabriel Valley will open to the public on Friday.

laist.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 21d

So much for being “safety-first”.

Breaking: US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on Cars — Streetsblog USA

The Trump administration bias for "vehicular travel" — and the burning of fossil fuels that it requires — rears its ugly head again.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 22d

Looks like Jefferson Lines will run 1 daily round trip between Chicago & Omaha starting 9/28, the day after Trailways ends all route service.

This will be on top of the 1 daily RT from Greyhound between Chicago & Des Moines.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 24d

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 26d

SAVE THE DATE!

IARP is having its annual meeting in Des Moines at DART Central Station on Saturday, October 25th. The meeting will begin at 1:30 PM and end around 2:30-3:00 PM. We will be in the 2nd floor meeting room.

We hope to see you all in Des Moines!

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 26d

Day 2 of the MIPRC Annual Meeting at Kansas City Union Station. Let’s go!

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 27d

We are at Kansas City Union Station today, attending the annual meeting of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission.

We’re getting lots of valuable information on passenger rail in the Midwest and how Iowa may be affected. Stay tuned for updates as we pass them along to you.

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · 28d

Latest news on the Chicago-Moline corridor.

‘It’s go time’: New committee focuses on Chicago to Moline rail project

A new Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee made up of community leaders will focus on advocating for passage of the Chicago-to-Moline Passenger Rail project. “Today we are announcing the for…

www.ourquadcities.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · Sep 5

Burlington Trailways is ceasing all intercity services in 3 weeks.

Burlington Trailways hits bumpy road

Burlington Trailways will cease all intercity scheduled route service at the end of day Sept. 27, the company has announced in a statement.

www.mississippivalleypublishing.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some good news.

FRA to increase railroad bridge safety inspectors

The administration is increasing the amount of safety inspectors from less than 10 to 160, with new training to address bridge mechanics.

www.masstransitmag.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · Sep 3

For our Polk County members: DART has published their draft network redesign.

Draft Network

Project website for Reimagine DART - a bus network redesign in Des Moines

reimaginedartdsm.com

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Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers @iowarail.bsky.social · Sep 3

Des Moines, Washington is officially getting train service before Des Moines, Iowa. Another light rail extension in Seattle is coming online in December.