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Congress Introduces "All Aboard Act"
July 30, 2025
Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) reintroduced the All Aboard Act yesterday, a proposal that would dedicate $200 billion over five years to build modern electrified passenger rail across the U.S.
“Electrifying America’s railways would revolutionize how we move people and goods throughout the country, providing more efficient intercity connections and strengthening economic activity between regions,” said Jim Mathews, President & CEO of Rail Passengers Association. “We applaud Senator Markey and Congressman DeLuzio for their leadership on the All Aboard Act, which takes seriously the scope of the challenges—and opportunities—involved in modernizing the U.S. rail network.”
The All Aboard Act would:
- Expand Passenger Rail and High-Speed Rail: invest $150 billion over five years across several successful rail grant programs established or expanded in the Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Act (IIJA), including:
- $80 billion to the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail;
- $30 billion to the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety Improvement program;
- $30 billion for Amtrak; and
- $10 billion for the Railroad Crossing Elimination program.
- Esatblish a Dedicated Rail Formula Program: create a first-of-its-kind, $3.5 billion rail formula program for states to perform rail planning, maintenance, operations, and capital investment.
- Create a Green Railroad Fund: dedicate $50 billion over five years to electrify polluting rail yards, support electric high-performance passenger rail projects, and electrify the existing highest trafficked corridors by freight and passenger trains.
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.
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