2024
| June 10 | AASHTO-SPRC Letter to Appropriators on FY25 State Rail Funding | Download |
Advocacy Outreach
2023
| Nov 29 | SPRC FY24 Amtrak Funding Approps Letter | Download |
| Nov 7 | Amtrak’s Response to The Food & Beverage Working Group Report | Download |
| May 11 | The Food & Beverage Working Group final report | Download |
| Mar 30 | SPRC FY24 Senate Appropriations THUD Hearing Testimony | Download |
| Feb 15 | SPRC-AASHTO Projects in the Pipeline Update | Download |
2022
| Oct 1 | SPRC-AASHTO Projects in the Pipeline Update | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: Rail Advocate and Stakeholder Organizations | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: “States as Railroads” | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: Surface Transportation Board | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: Food & Beverage Working Group | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: Federal Railroad Administration | Download |
| Sept 20 | SPRC Fall Meeting Presentation: Amtrak | Download |
| May 25 | SPRC Policy Principles | Download |
| Apr 28 | SPRC Senate Appropriations THUD Hearing Testimony | Download |
| Apr 26 | SPRC Letter to House Appropriations THUD | Download |
| Mar 15 | SPRC RFI Response for the Corridor Identification and Development Program | Download |
| Jan 01 | SPRC - AASHTO Projects in the Pipeline Update | Download |
2021
| Dec 09 | SPRC House T&I Rail Subcommittee Hearing Testimony | Download |
| Dec 02 | SPRC - AASHTO Projects in the Pipeline Update | Download |
| Jun 14 | SPRC Letter to Senate Commerce | Download |
| Jun 10 | SPRC Letter on INVEST | Download |
| Apr 30 | SPRC Letter to STB | Download |
| Apr 12 | SPRC Letter to Congressional Staff supporting reauthorization of the NGEC | Download |
| Mar 15 | SPRC Federal Surface Transportation Authorization Principles | Download |
| Mar 10 | SPRC House T&I Rail Subcommittee Hearing Testimony | Download |
| Feb 03 | SPRC Letter to Secretary Buttigieg | Download |
2020
| Nov 18 | SPRC House T&I Rail Subcommittee STB Hearing Testimony | Download |
| Sep 02 | SPRC Support Letter to the Senate re: Amtrak Supplemental Appropriations Request | Download |
| Jun 15 | SPRC Reauthorization Principles | Download |
| Jun 01 | SPRC OTP NPRM Comments to the Docket | Download |
| May 28 | SPRC Amtrak Supplemental Appropriation Request FY21 - House | Download |
| May 28 | SPRC Amtrak Supplemental Appropriation Request FY21 - Senate | Download |
| Mar 27 | SPRC FFY21 Senate Appropriations THUD Testimony | Download |
| Mar 27 | SPRC FFY21 House Appropriations THUD Letter | Download |
| Mar 25 | SPRC Reauthorization Principles | Download |
| Mar 16 | SPRC Letter to Senate Appropriations THUD Subcommittee re: Amtrak Emergency Funding | Download |
| Mar 16 | SPRC Letter to House Appropriations THUD Subcommittee re: Amtrak Emergency Funding | Download |
2018
| Sep 11 | SPRC Information Sheet | Download |
| Apr 27 | SPRC Senate THUD Outside Witness Testimony - FY19 | Download |
| Apr 13 | SPRC Thank You Letter to Senate Appropriators re FY18 Omnibus | Download |
| Apr 13 | SPRC Thank You Letter to House Appropriators re FY18 Omnibus | Download |
| Mar 02 | SPRC Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee | Download |
| Mar 02 | SPRC Letter to House Appropriations Committee | Download |
| Feb 26 | OneRail Letter to Senate Appropriators re FY18 Transportation Appropriations | Download |
| Feb 26 | OneRail Letter to House Appropriators re FY18 Transportation Appropriations | Download |
| Jan 17 | SPRC Letter to Senate Commerce Committee on PTC | Download |
2017
| Jul 19 | SPRC Support Letter - Batory | Download |
| Jul 10 | OneRail Letter to House Appropriators - FY18 Transportation Appropriations | Download |
| Jun 29 | SPRC RAILS Act Thank You Letter - Senator Fischer | Download |
| May 25 | OneRail Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees | Download |
| May 17 | SPRC Thank you letter - House Approps | Download |
| May 17 | SPRC Thank you letter - Senate Approps | Download |
| Apr 05 | SPRC FY18 THUD Outside Witness Testimony | Download |
2016
| Dec 09 | SPRC Letter to Secretary Chao | Download |
| Nov 30 | North Carolina Congressional members letter to USDOT Secretary Foxx and FRA Administrator Feinberg - SSP Rule | Download |
| Sep 16 | SPRC Letter to THUD Subcommittee Leadership | Download |
| May 18 | 2015 Impacts of State-supported Intercity Passenger Rail Service | Download |
| May 05 | OneRail Letter to House Appropriators - FY17 THUD | Download |
| Apr 14 | SPRC THUD Outside Witness Testimony - FY17 | Download |
| Apr 05 | SPRC Letter to FRA - State Corridor Safety | Download |
| Feb 22 | SPRC Letter to STB - Preference | Download |
| Feb 22 | SPRC Comments on STB Preference Provisions | Download |
| Feb 08 | SPRC Letter to STB - OTP | Download |
| Feb 08 | SPRC Comments on STB OTP Definition | Download |
| Feb 04 | SPRC Letter to Amtrak Board | Download |
2015
| Dec 02 | SPRC Letter to FRA | Download |
| Sep 29 | SPRC Letter to Senate Commerce - PTC | Download |
| Sep 29 | SPRC Letter to House T&I - PTC | Download |
| Sep 21 | SPRC Letter to AAR - PTC | Download |
| Aug 04 | SPRC Support Letter for Section 130 to the Senate | Download |
| Aug 04 | SPRC Support Letter for Section 130 to the House | Download |
| Jul 13 | SPRC Letter to Senate Commerce - Support for Rail Title | Download |
| Jun 05 | SPRC Congratulations to Jim Redeker | Download |
| Jun 03 | SPRC Support Letter for Sarah Feinberg | Download |
| Apr 29 | SPRC FY16 THUD Outside Witness Testimony | Download |
| Apr 23 | Stations & Routes | Download |
| Apr 08 | House Appropriations Letter on Rail Line Relocation | Download |
| Mar 17 | OneRail Coalition Letter to Budget Committees | Download |
| Mar 11 | MIPRC request re: conversations on continuance of Hoosier State | Download |
| Feb 27 | SWG Letter to Joe Boardman | Download |
| Feb 26 | SPRC Comments on FRA consideration of States as Railroads | Download |
| Feb 06 | SPRC letter to AAR | Download |
| Mar 02 | OneRail Coalition Supports House Passage of Bipartisan Passenger Rail Bill | Download |
2014
| Dec 09 | On Time Performance Issues and Actions | Download |
| Oct 21 | SPRC Senate Request for Section 209 Working Group Funding | Download |
| Oct 21 | SPRC House Request for Section 209 Working Group Funding | Download |
| Oct 17 | NGEC Backgrounder | Download |
| Oct 09 | California Intercity Passenger Rail (CIPR) Leadership Coalition Letter on PRRIA | Download |
| Sep 24 | Illinois DOT Letter on PRRIA | Download |
| Sep 17 | AASHTO Letter on H.R. 5449 | Download |
| Sep 16 | SPRC Comments on H.R. 5449, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 | Download |
| Jun 04 | "Chronological Summary and Transaction Structures" Presentation by Larry Salci to PRIIA Section 305 NGEC Finance Subcommittee | Download |
| May 23 | SPRC Comments on H. Rpt. 113-464 | Download |
| May 13 | SPRC Program Priorities | Download |
| Apr 03 | Letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee | Download |
| Mar 26 | Letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee | Download |
2013
| Aug 01 | SPRC Moving America Forward | Download |
| Jul 31 | SPRC Pingree Support Letter | Download |
| Jul 16 | FHWA Reply to Secretary Foxx Letter | Download |
| Jul 03 | SPRC Letter to Secretary Foxx | Download |
| Apr 26 | Letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee | Download |
| Apr 25 | Response to April 11 Hearing on Amtrak's FY2014 Budget | Download |
2012
| May 22 | NCDOT Secretary Conti's letter to USDOT Secretary LaHood regarding lifting the 3-year cap on using CMAQ funds for passenger rail operations | Download |
| May 16 | USDOT Secretary LaHood letter to the Senate supporting high-speed rail | Download |
| May 08 | SPRC Letter to Surface Transportation Conferees | Download |
| Mar 29 | Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee regarding FFY 2013 appropriation of funding for rail related programs and activities | Download |
| Mar 23 | SPRC Letter Supporting Congressional Amendments for CMAQ Funding | Download |
| Mar 14 | AASHTO letter supporting CMAQ funding | Download |
| Feb 23 | Action Item to expand eligibility for use of Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) for the federal match for intercity and high-speed rail projects | Download |
2011
| Nov 10 | Letter from the Honorable Governor Quinn of Illinois in support of the FFY 2012 Conferenced USDOT Appropriation Bill | Download |
| Nov 02 | Congressional Letter Supporting FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act | Download |
| Nov 02 | Co-signers of the FY 2012 THUD Congressional Letter | Download |
| Oct 21 | Statement from States for Passenger Rail Coalition Chair Paula Hammond on House FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act Addressing PRIIA 209 | Download |
| Sep 09 | Statement from States for Passenger Rail Coalition Chair Paula Hammond on House FY 2012 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act | Download |
| Jul 21 | Letter to Senator Murray regarding TIGER Legislation | Download |
| Jul 21 | Letter to Senator Collins regarding TIGER Legislation | Download |
| Jul 21 | Letter to Senator Durbin regarding TIGER Legislation | Download |
| Jun 29 | Letter to Senate Appropriators opposing potential rescission of ARRA rail funds | Download |
| Jun 29 | Letter to House Leadership opposing potential rescission of ARRA rail funds | Download |
| Jun 23 | Statement from SPRC Chair Paula Hammond on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passenger Rail Proposal | Download |
| May 17 | Letter to Congresswoman Louise Slaughter | Download |
| May 17 | Letter to Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Rahall commending multi-year surface transportation policy legislation | Download |
| May 17 | Letter to Chairman Rockefeller and Ranking Member Hutchison commending multi-year surface transportation policy legislation | Download |
2009
| Oct 22 | Letter to Senators Inouye and Murray and Representatives Obey and Olver regarding FY 2010 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill | Download |
| Sep 10 | Letter to Hon. Corrine Brown regarding suggestions for rail section of Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 | Download |
| Jul 17 | Op-Ed: A new emphasis is needed on passenger rail | Download |
| Jul 08 | Letter to Hon. Barbara Boxer and Hon. James Inhofe regarding climate change legislation | Download |
| Jun 08 | Letter to Administrator Joseph C. Szabo regarding S4PRC to FRA recommendations on program guidance | Download |
| Jun 03 | Letter to Hon. Patty Murray and Hon. Kit Bond requesting support for Amtrak capital and operating expense funding, the Next Generation Corridor Train Equipment, Rail Cooperative Research Program and Positive Train Control | Download |
| May 11 | Letter to Hon. Dianne Feinstein requesting financial support for Positive Train Control in Rail Safety Bill of 2008 | Download |
| May 01 | FRA holding High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Workshops around the Country | Download |
| Apr 24 | SPRC letters to Letter to Hon. John W. Olver and Hon. Tom Latham asking for funding for Amtrak capital and operating expenses and funding for Section 305 and 306 | Download |
| Jan 26 | House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials: Hearing on Freight and Passenger Rail | Download |
| Jan 22 | Testimony: Governor Doyle, Wisconsin testifies before House T&I on State’s readiness to implement Stimulus II infrastructure projects | Download |
2008
| Dec 18 | SPRC letter to House & Senate appropriators asking for full appropriations for provisions of HR 2095 Amtrak & Rail Safety authorizations including two key 80/20 federal/state grant programs: Letter to Hon. David R. Obey & Hon. Jerry Lewis | Download |
| Dec 18 | SPRC letter to House & Senate appropriators asking for full appropriations for provisions of HR 2095 Amtrak & Rail Safety authorizations including two key 80/20 federal/state grant programs: Letter to Hon. Daniel Inouye & Hon. Thad Cochran | Download |
| Nov 10 | Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery | Download |
| Jul 08 | AS I SEE IT: Passenger train ridership soars along with gas prices | Download |
| Jun 05 | Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee thanking them for work on HR 6003 | Download |
| May 21 | States for Passenger Rail Coalition comments to House Transportation and Infrastructure Leadership on HR-6003 | Download |
| May 14 | Testimony on Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 | Download |
| Mar 27 | Letters to Senate and House Committees in support of funding Amtrak, State Capital Investment, High Speed Rail Development, Rail Line Relocation Projects and Nationwide Differential GPS.: Bond | Download |
| Mar 27 | Letters to Senate and House Committees in support of funding Amtrak, State Capital Investment, High Speed Rail Development, Rail Line Relocation Projects and Nationwide Differential GPS.: Murray | Download |
| Mar 27 | Letters to Senate and House Committees in support of funding Amtrak, State Capital Investment, High Speed Rail Development, Rail Line Relocation Projects and Nationwide Differential GPS.: Knollenberg | Download |
| Mar 27 | Letters to Senate and House Committees in support of funding Amtrak, State Capital Investment, High Speed Rail Development, Rail Line Relocation Projects and Nationwide Differential GPS.: Olver | Download |
| Feb 15 | Letter to Representative Blumenauer regarding support for capital investment in infrastructure and equipment | Download |