Happening Now
RailNation: DC 2025
Date
Monday, March 24, 2025 8:00 AM Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:00 PM
Location
Rail Passengers Office 1200 G St NW Suite 520 Washington DC 20005
Info & Registration
Come to DC to tell members of Congress YOUR passenger-rail story! This year, our Spring RailNation:DC events will expand to include two full weeks of visits to Capitol Hill, and we need you to stand up and be counted! Visits, along with workshops to help you prepare, will take place over a two-week period from March 24th to April 3rd and will be broken into sessions for nine regions around the country.
March 24th & 25th - Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
March 26th & 27th - Southeast, Southern and South Central
March 31st & April 1st - Midwest
April 2nd & April 3rd - Northwest, Southwest and Mountains/Plains
Price: $125.00/per person
* A lunch on the first day will be included (see agenda below)
* Space is limited to 50 seats per session
* You are responsible for your own hotel accommodations (see map below)
Click here to register!
Registration ends at midnight eastern on March 14th, 2025
** We have been notified that the confirmation/receipt email is defaulting to "March 24th" regardless of the session you choose. We are working with our CRM to try to correct this. You only have to plan to attend the session you have selected.
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Council Business Meeting
Saturday, March 29th, 10:30am-5pm.
Price: $75 for in-person
* Lunch is included
* Free for those who will be streaming online
Location: Open Gov Hub
1100 13th St NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005
Additional Info
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Deadline to register is Friday, March 14th at Midnight eastern. Due to building security, we are not allowed to have "walk-ups" for this event - so you MUST register by 3/14.
Accommodations
There are a number of hotel properties around DC's Metro Center (where the Rail Passengers Office is located - marked by the red star). We have marked a few on the map below, as well as the Capitol and Union Station.
Our Location
Additional Information on Local Hotels & Lodging
Depending on your hotel/hospitality arrangements, WMATA may be the easiest transportation option. We encourage you to visit WMATAs website to help with your planning needs.
Agenda
(Will be updated as we get closer to the dates)
Day 1 (March 24, 26, 31, and April 2)
| 8:00a Rail Passengers Office |
Arrival/Registration |
| 9:00a - 5:00p Conference Room |
Programming |
| 12:00p Conference Room |
Working Lunch |
| 5:00p |
Session Ends/Dinner on Own |
Day 2 (March 25, 27 / April 1, 3)
| All Day US Capitol Office Buildings |
Hill Visits |
| 6:00-7:00p Rail Passengers Office |
Hill Visits Debrief |
"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.