Revitalize America
I’m convinced that the way to strengthen our economy and improve quality of life is to bring back the railroads, meaning, to rebuild all the little depots in little towns and the tracks to those towns and have trains stop there again. This page will be dedicated to that idea and other ideas to improve our lot.
If you have comments, or would like to contribute information to this site, please send an email to wisdomtoshare@kittyco.net.
Amtrak (North America rail pass)
www.amtrak.com/
Rail Solutions - bring the railroads back
www.railsolution.org/
OTHER LINKS:
AFFILIATE LINKS:
UK Department for Transport
www.dft.gov.uk
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
“Early each year, the ASLRRA membership joins forces with the AAR, RSI, NRC, RSSI, REMSA, and other organizations to come to Washington, DC to bring the rail industry’s message to Capitol Hill.
www.aslrra.org
Railway Supply Institute
www.rsiweb.org
National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association
www.nrcma.org
Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc.
www.rssi.org
Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association
www.remsa.org
Federal Railroad Association
www.fra.dot.gov
National Association of Railroad Passengers
www.narprail.org
Association of American Railroads
www.aar.org
Association of Train Operating Companies
www.atoc.org
Railserve
www.railserve.com
Progressive Railroading
www.progressiverailroading.com
Railway Association of Canada
www.railcan.ca
RAILROADS
CANALS
The Inland Waterways Association. UK. Campaigning for use, maintenance, and restoration of Britain’s inland waterways.
www.waterways.org.uk/
Narrow Boat, by L.T.C. Rolt
This book, written in the 1950’s, I think, started a movement to restore Britain’s canals and waterways, which had been neglected since the advent of railroads and automobiles. I found out about this book on a trip to England and haven’t read it yet.
Norfolk Southern
www.nscorp.com
KEEPING THE LOCAL ECONOMY STRONG
Priority ladder on how to buy things. Roughly taken from Going Local by Michael H. Shuman.
1. Don’t buy, buy as little as possible
2. Buy locally manufactured products or from a locally owned business
3. Buy Fair Trade labeled products, or from a community you know in another part of the world.
amazon.com
RAILROADS AND CANALS
TREES
Trees
Become an honorary member of my Aunt Caroline’s club. All you have to do is plant and nourish a tree. What a difference you could make!
Light Rail Now - A project to promote light rail through education.
www.lightrailnow.org/
TRAFFIC
Live traffic information.
www.frixo.com
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