Passenger rail programs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) are already beginning to reshape America’s rail network, with the U.S. Department of Transportation awarding nearly $30 billion in rail grants, in addition to 69 planning and development grants for passenger rail corridors across 44 states.

However, the trains won't run unless Congress provides operational funding for Amtrak. 

We need your help to press Congress to live up to the promises it made in the IIJA, and support discretionary passenger rail funding in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget!

[Read more about WHY operational funding is critical, and how robust funding will help speed delivery of new equipment and expanded service.]