Goals and Objectives of TrainRiders Northeast
TRAINRIDERS/NORTHEAST IS A GRASSROOTS CITIZENS ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 1989 TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF HAVING AMTRAK EXTEND THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR PASSENGER TRAINS FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO PORTLAND, MAINE AS A FIRST STEP TO EXPANDING PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE TO OTHER AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. WE FEEL THAT PLANNING FOR AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE MUST BE UNDERTAKEN ON A REGIONAL AND MULTI-STATE BASIS.
TRAINRIDERS BELIEVES THAT ONLY A STRONG MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION CAN CONVINCE LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT PASSENGER TRAINS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PASSENGER TRAINS AND THE NECESSITY OF CREATING A NEW TRANSPORTATION VISION. WE BELIEVE THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON JUST TWO MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, NAMELY HIGHWAYS AND AIRWAYS, AND TO MOVE TOWARD A MORE BALANCED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHICH INTEGRATES ROADS, AIRPORTS AND RAIL SO THAT EACH IS USED APPROPRIATELY AT THE LEAST PUBLIC COST.
WE WORK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AT ALL LEVELS OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CONSUMERS, RAIL COMPANIES AND UNIONS FOR A COORDINATED APPROACH TO ACHIEVING OUR SHARED GOALS.
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