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The Rail and Highway Transmission Planning Act of 2026 Advances the Solutionary Rail Vision

Dear Friends, Solutionary Rail has long advocated for co-locating electric transmission on railroad rights of way in order to build a national super-grid. Our 2016 book and subsequent work has... Read more

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Leaked Email and White House Coercion Dominate Senate Confirmation Hearing

Thursday’s Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing should have never happened. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) nominee that appeared is meant to replace the illegally fired vice chair Alvin Brown,... Read more

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LSR Replacement Study Includes SR Shortline Proposal

Solutionary Rail is participating in the Community Advisory Committee process, providing feedback on the work being done by Jacobs (a giant engineering company) on behalf of Washington State Department of... Read more

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Senator Markey Reintroduces All Aboard Act

Senator Markey and Representative Deluzio just reintroduced the All Aboard Act, which would lay the tracks to a more sustainable, connected future with expansive, efficient, electrified rail service—all built with... Read more

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WA Gov. Ferguson Signs ESHB 1837 "Establishing Intercity Passenger Rail Improvement Priorities" into Law

On May 19, SR and our allies in the Rail Can’t Wait Coalition made a splash by getting a bill passed to expand the frequency and improve the reliability of the Amtrak Cascades... Read more

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White House Releases Rail Electrification Action Plan

Last week the Dept of Energy (DOE) released a significant Rail Action Plan. Solutionary Rail was quite involved in its creation, and there's A LOT of our work in this -... Read more

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"On the Side of the Angels"—Late BNSF Vice Chairman's Response to SR Question on Rail Electrification

The "two-fer-one" deal with Berkshire Hathaway that would transform US rail service - AND create a national SuperGrid for renewable energy. Video of my proposition and their responses are captured here by... Read more

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U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on Rail Yard Electrification

Cleaner Trains: Opportunities for Reducing Emissions from America’s Rail Network Watch the hearing HERE. Read more

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La Crosse, WI Passes Resolution for Solutionary Rail against BNSF Urgings

To read the Resolution passed by the City of La Crosse, in support of Solutionary Rail, CLICK HERE. For Immediate Release: On July 9, 2020 La Crosse, Wisconsin became the... Read more

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