“It is time to put an end to the profiteering, recklessness and irresponsibility of the Class One Carriers. Let railroad workers take the lead- a fresh beginning for a vibrant, expanding and innovative national rail industry to properly handle the nation’s freight and passengers in the 21st century.”
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Public Rail Now (PRN) is dedicated to advancing public rail ownership, worker solidarity, and a democratic, equitable transportation system that serves the public good.
We advocate for policies that prioritize workers, passengers, and communities over private profit, ensuring that rail transportation serves the public good. PRN seeks to educate the public, mobilize support, and drive systemic change in the rail industry.
We envision a rail system that is publicly owned, efficiently managed, and accountable to the people. A system that:
- Prioritizes safety, reliability, and accessibility for both freight and passenger rail.
- Strengthens organized labor and empowers railroad workers.
- Reduces environmental harm by shifting freight and passengers from roads to rail.
- Reinforces local economies by ensuring fair rates and service standards.
Peoples World – For the railroad workers, democracy is impossible without economic justice and their push for nationalization is itself a fight for democracy.
The New Republic – But rail freight’s market share isn’t expanding; it’s shrinking, and rail service is getting crappier, because the financiers who control the industry expect an obscenely high return on investment. At its heart, that’s what this week’s labor…
Home Signal – Over the last two years, the crisis of America’s supply chains, the push to expand public passenger rail service, and the urgency of the climate crisis have put America’s freight railroads in the limelight.
Supply Chain 24/7 – I have read with interest an increasing number of references to a “North American rail oligarchy.” As a large rail shipper for many years and a former billing auditor for a Class 1, I witnessed the upgrading…
Freightwaves – By December 1917, it was clear that the existing railroad system was not capable of supporting the war effort; therefore the ICC recommended that federal control of the railroads was necessary to ensure their efficient operation.