Solutionary Rail Articles

[Excerpt from our upcoming book Solutionary Rail, a people-powered campaign to electrify America's railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future. This section was inspired by our recent solidarity... Read more

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Solutionary Rail Renderings FINISHED!

Another milestone was crossed yesterday with the completion of the Solutionary Rail color renderings! I am deeply grateful to artist J. Craig Thorpe for his fine work and attention to... Read more

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Tracking Solutionary Rail Progress

Help us publish the Solutionary Rail book, educational poster, and build a grassroots alliance powerful enough to make Solutionary Rail a reality. Read more

Valeria Auletta

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Washington State Labor Council's 2016 Resolution for Solutionary Rail!

At the 2016, The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) Convention, the membership unanimously approved a resolution supporting Backbone Campaign's Solutionary Rail proposal! That's right, another essential labor partner has locked arms with us to reshape the future... Read more

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Responding to Mosier with an Adamant "No!" AND a Compelling "YES!"

After years of warning elected official about the inevitability of an oil train disaster in the Pacific NW, last Friday, June 3 we had one. Only the Fates get credit for averting human... Read more

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Electrify the Rail System for a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels

[by the Solutionary Rail Team (First published as Op-ed at Truth-Out, May 12, 2016] In 2013, the Backbone Campaign drew together a national team of rail experts, economists and public interest advocates to... Read more

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