Solutionary Rail is a campaign to put US rail and rail corridors in service of the public interest. We are building an unconventional alliance by amplifying a sense of common cause among often unlikely allies by leaning into the Reconnect America theme to transcend political polarization. Solutionary Rail champions the use of rail transport and rail corridors to address environmental, social and climate crises. 

Our objectives are threefold: 

1. electrification of freight and passenger rail, prioritizing rail yards that impact community health,
2. modeshift of freight and passengers off trucks, cars and planes and onto trains through improvements in capacity, access and service,
3. electric transmission along railroad rights-of-way to unlock stranded renewable energy resources. 

Solutionary Rail is a project of the Backbone Campaign, a 501c3 not for profit organization based in Washington State that began in 2004. Backbone Campaign uses creative props to animate community values, in order to manifest a world where life, community, nature, and our obligations to future generations are honored as sacred. 

Solutionary Rail fights for a new approach to US rail that could help solve some of the most vexing problems of our time. From reaching our carbon reduction goals to revitalizing rural economies to giving urban communities the clean air we all deserve to breathe, railroads are a solution hiding in plain sight.  Please invest in our ambitious and disproportionately impactful work. Together, we absolutely can transform even this moment into a future we can be proud to hand our children.  Please scroll down to make your contribution - or check out these other ways to donate: Prefer Paypal? Find us HERE - use the drop down menu to choose Solutionary Rail. Recurring (monthly) donations are especially helpful, providing regular support we can count on. Head over to this page to sign up for a monthly donation! Giving from a Donor Advised Fund? Contribute to Backbone Campaign, our fiscal sponsor (EIN 93-1271427) - please note in the Designation field that it is for Solutionary Rail.  Prefer check? Mail to: Solutionary Rail, PO Box 278, Vashon WA 98070. Stock to donate?  Contact our office by emailing [email protected]. Solutionary Rail is a project of the Backbone Campaign, a 501(c)3* not for profit.  This project relies entirely on donations from individuals like you and could not exist without your support. Together, we will make the seemingly impossible inevitable!   (*Backbone Campaign has a 4-star (97%) rating on Charity Navigator and a Platinum badge for Transparency (the highest level) on Candid/Guidestar!) THANK YOU!