Welcome to AORTA ... more than 35 years of transportation advocacy!

Answering Critics of High Speed Rail:  2012 APTA HSR Fact Book.
NARP NW Rail Conference in Whitefish, Montana.  Updated Details!
New Talgos coming:  How will they be used?
Read the November 2011 AORTA Bulletin..
Stand Up For Trains!  Click here to spread the word!

Portland Streetcar celebrates Tenth Anniversary.
FRA awards now total $785 mil for new cars and locomotives.  August 3 Press Release.
Eugene station gets $1.5M as USDOT redistributes $2B. Read the details.

AORTA‘s testimony to Legislature on the Common Sense Alternative (PDF)

• AORTA calls for rail in new Transportation bill:  Testimony before US House Committee.
• More federal rail funds released:  $735 mil for Cascades in WA!
• Independent study:  Roads do not pay for themselves; Busting a myth
• Massive CRC freeway will cost $10 billion, detailed analysis reveals.
• AORTA cites “missing link” in NW rail plan

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AORTA—The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates—is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizen advocacy group working to educate the public about the need for safe, fiscally responsible, environmentally sound transportation. It is also known as the Oregon Association of Railway Passengers (OreARP).  AORTA works cooperatively with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) while maintaining its autonomy.

AORTA is not just about rail passenger service. Its members recognize the need for balanced transportation services using all the modes appropriate for the area, the environment, the population served, and the funding available for such services. These include rapid transit, light rail, and bus, while laying the foundation for high speed rail in the Northwest.