Hop🐇 you have a Happy Easter!

Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued Publishers Weekly last month reported that ReaderLink, the largest full-service distributor of

The end of an era. goodereader.com/blog/digital...

Fundraiser progress bar showing 94 percent of $35,000.

It's the final day of AAWA's matching fundraiser. We're very close to reaching our goal--please bring us into the station! Donate now at www.aawa.us/support/ Thanks, and we wish you safe travels in the new year!

Please donate today to any of these organizations who are advocating for better transportation options. Make a difference in 2026! allaboardnw.org/ran/rccn-org...

You can still help organizations advocating for better transportation options. Please donate today any of these organizations, and make a difference in 2026. allaboardnw.org/ran/rccn-org...

Looking for someone to share my condo. Railfans welcome, just keep the foam to a reasonable level. 😄

Ending a difficult year by relaxing with programs from people like @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @daraobriain.bsky.social @chrislintott.bsky.social @jimalkhalili.bsky.social People like them restore my faith in the future.

Thank you to all my friends and family for working together towards a positive future. Happy holidays and safe travels!

Isengard in Oxford | Los Angeles Review of Books Christian Kriticos explores J. R. R. Tolkien’s long-lost satire of a motorized world.

J. R. R Tolkien, "enemy of the motor vehicle" lareviewofbooks.org/article/isen...

Rail $395 million
Public transit $753 million
Debt $1.7 billion
Highway upgrades $5.3 billion
someone who is good at transportation planning please help me budget this. my state is dying

@amtrak.com Empire Builder serves Leavenworth daily, but you'd need to stay overnight.

Reminder: AAWA Annual Meeting, Saturday, December 13, 2025

Zoom meeting, also available by phone
1:00 - 3:00 pm PT

Our speaker will be Kirk Fredrickson of the WSDOT Rail, Freight and Ports Division.

Please register at www.aawa.us/events/aawa-...

Thank you @nondriver.bsky.social for the invitation!

We're making good progress! With your help, AAWA can continue to advocate for improved rail options throughout the state. Please donate now at aawa.us/support/

All Aboard Washington is busily planning our upcoming legislative efforts. Please help us make 2026 a success by donating generously at aawa.us/support/ Thank you, and safe travels!

Happy Thanksgiving to y'all!

"Nov. 25 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1990, the original floating Lacey V. Murrow Bridge sank during a Thanksgiving storm in Washington state. The bridge was under reconstruction at the time so there were no injuries or deaths." I discovered this news the next day while moving to Seattle.

Post from @MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social Unpacked our Nativity scene yesterday. Removed all the Jews, Arabs and foreigners. Ended up with a jackass and a handful of sheep.

Post from @MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social

Go for it!

Out today, another exciting @islandpress.bsky.social book! Order @carterlavin.bsky.social's If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight👇

On November 13, 2026, A Human-Made Object Will Reach One Light-Day From The Earth For The First Time In History It took the spacecraft nearly five decades to get there. It takes light a day.

I joined some friends on September 5, 1977 to see the launch of Voyager 1 in person -- a tremendous experience! On November 13, 2026, Voyager will be a light-day away. www.iflscience.com/on-november-... How time flies!

The Reauthorization of Federal Transportation Programs Offers Policymakers an Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness, Environmental Sustainability, and Access Federal policymakers should consider three strategies to guide deliberations around reauthorization and improvement of Americans’ quality of life.

1. Funds were not always used effectively.
2. The law did not always result in less funding for polluting projects.
3. Many IIJA programs reinforced existing inequities by rewarding jurisdictions with greater preexisting resources.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...

"Congratulations! Your ballot has been counted." Good news in a tight election.

The new train sets are almost halfway to the east coast for testing. AAWA's fundraiser is almost halfway to our goal. Who will get there first? Donate now at aawa.us/support/

When I was a kid, the coke machine in the teacher's room at the school where my mother worked sold 6-oz bottles for 6 cents-you had to put in a penny first, then a nickel.

Congratulations @nondriver.bsky.social Please let me know how I can help!

Looking to connect people? Mark Twain: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Rail travel benefits the economy, environment, & equity, & is supported by liberals and conservatives. Donate to @aawa.us at www.aawa.us/support/ & @allaboardnw.org at allaboardnw.org/support/

You can still connect between Amtrak and transit in western Washington during the #WeekWithoutDriving. See the All Aboard Washington website at aawa.us/week-without... for details for 20 cities.

A rail advocate is anyone who wants to improve passenger rail and is willing to talk to other people including elected officials about jmproving passenger trains. Attend the Pacific Northwest Rail Summit, and learn how you can be a more effective passenger rail advocate. aawa.us/news/posts/r...