All Aboard Washington is a consumer oriented, rail advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the improvement of rail transportation services in the Pacific Northwest.
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- Founded:
- 1979
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2 of 4 albumsSee All
Central Link (Light Rail) MapCreated about 3 months ago
Seattle's King Street StationCreated about 4 months ago
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Saturday, November 14 at 12:30pm - All Aboard Washington Gathering
Centennial Station
Saturday, December 5 at 11:30am
All Aboard Washington All Aboard Washington's annual meeting is coming up Nov. 14 in Seattle at F.X. McRory’s Steak Chop and Oyster House, 419 Occidental Ave S (2 blocks from King St. Station). We will order off the menu, with individual settlement. AAWA will also collect a $5 donation per person to help cover meeting costs. Meeting will run from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., allowing travel from the north and the south on the Cascades.
All Aboard Washington This issue involves Sounder Lakewood to Tacoma Segment, which happens to be also the Point Defiance Bypass for Amtrak Cascades.
Displaced Tacoma business Star Ice awarded $2.5M more from Sound Transit | Local News - The News Tri
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Nov. 08, 2009 - A jury verdict has forced Sound Transit to pay an additional $2.5 million to the owner of a Tacoma business that will be displaced as the agency extends commuter rail service to Lakewood.
All Aboard Washington Seattle Times article regarding the Eastside Corridor
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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All Aboard Washington Here are some pictures from The News Tribune's blog site showing reconstruction of the tracks for the Pt. Defiance Bypass line through South Tacoma and Lakewood.
Source: blog.thenewstribune.com
Category: Featured, Featured gallery, Local / regional, News, Peter Haley, Photo galleries | 3 Comments »Tags: railroad lakewood sound transit rails track train tacoma south nalley valley commuter
All Aboard Washington Stanwood Amtrak platform to close a crossing. From the Everett Herald
Source: heraldnet.com
All Aboard Washington Port of Seattle teaming up with other agencies and utilities to finally complete the purchase of the Eastside Corridor. Now we just have make sure the rail option continues to be preserved.
Source: www.portseattle.org
The Port of Seattle will be joined by several local agencies in preserving the Eastside Rail Corridor and placing it in public ownership. King County, Sound Transit, the City of Redmond, Puget Sound ...
All Aboard Washington An article of interest
Source: www.alternet.org
Restoring the American railroad system is an excellent place to start recovering our sense of national purpose and faith in collective enterprise.
All Aboard Washington Now, there is talk of having bells ringing at King St. Station.
Source: www.seattlepi.com
When Seattle's King Street rail station opened in 1906, its most prominent feature was the 245-foot-tall clock tower, modeled after the famous bell tower that stands near St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy.
All Aboard Washington Article on traveling on Amtrak to Leavenworth, WA.
Outdoors | Amtrak to Leavenworth: nice ride to Oompahtown, with a few hiccups | Seattle Times Newspa
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
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All Aboard Washington Bismarck, ND Tribune Article.
Source: www.bismarcktribune.com
The last Amtrak passenger train pulled out of Bismarck 30 years ago when the railroad cut the southern route of its Chicago-and-Seattle line.
Tacoma council OKs Sound Transit agreements | Tacoma - Downtown/Foss - The News Tribune | Seattle-Ta
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Oct. 20, 2009 - The Tacoma City Council Tuesday unanimously approved three procedural agreements with Sound Transit that will set the stage for a commuter rail construction project south of downtown.
Tacoma City Council pushes rail plan ahead | Local News - The News Tribune | Seattle-Tacoma News, We
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Oct. 21, 2009 - The Tacoma City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved three procedural agreements with Sound Transit that will set the stage for a commuter rail construction project south of downtown.
All Aboard Washington A redesigned Amtrak.com website is now up. Check it out.
All Aboard Washington Some drawings of the BERM available at the link below.
Release of Sound Transit sketches irks berm opponents | Local News - The News Tribune | Seattle-Taco
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Oct. 20, 2009 - Expect Round Two of a public dispute between Sound Transit and a group of citizens before the Tacoma City Council tonight.
All Aboard Washington The Lakewood City Council will have a workshop on November 9th on this subject (details in the article)
Amtrak's Point Defiance Bypass worries Lakewood | Local News - The News Tribune | Seattle-Tacoma New
Source: www.thenewstribune.com
Oct. 20, 2009 - Choked by congestion, the Tillicum neighborhood in Lakewood becomes a stalled parade of cars every rush hour.
