List of Associations of Rail Passengers (ARPs) version 1.0b3 of 23 Feb 1993 compiled by Matthew Mitchell, Delaware Valley ARP These organizations work for improved passenger train service in their respective regions, and for more balanced transportation policies at all levels of government. Most are independent, member-supported, all-volunteer organizations which need your help, both money and volunteer work, to do their job effecly. Most publish newsletters which are sent regularly to members and to peer organizations. Please contact the organization directly for membership rates, meeting schedule, and other information. When you contact them, please mention that you read about them in the DVARP list on the internet. Most, but not all, of the US groups are affiliated with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP), a Washington-based group which has four paid staff members including President Ross Capon. NARP's contact information is listed below. NARP does not have a BBS or an internet address. Canada's rail passenger advocacy group is Transport 2000, which has both national and provincial chapters. The UK has the Railway Development Society, and may have other such groups there too. In Australia, there is Action for Public Transport, which is affiliated with the world-wide Transport 2000. Send comments, suggestions, additions, corrections for this list to: Matthew Mitchell DVARP PO Box 7505 Philadelphia, PA 19101-7505 or phone 215-222-3373, message box 3 or e-mail The list will be updated monthly through early 1993, then quarterly thereafter. I would especially like to get information on local rail and transit advocacy groups, to improve networking (electronic and otherwise) among them. This file is formatted so it can be read as text, or converted into a table for use in a database or word processor. The first record gives field names. To convert into a table, open the file with your favorite word processor, and replace the sequence (*) with nothing. ! delimits the end of record, and the sequence (!) can be deleted also if desired. ----------cut here---------- Name * address city * contact eve day * e-mail contact name ! Alabama ARP * 325 Skyland Blvd. E Tuscaloosa AL 35405 * Bill Mc Farland 205-345-4081 205-759-5163 * ! Arizona RPA * PO Box 7482 Phoenix AZ 85011-7482 * Dr. Richard Malcolm 602-838-0974 * ! Arkansas ARP * 32 Fair Oaks Conway AR 85011-2923 * Bill Pollard 501-327-7083 501-329-9060 * ! Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates * Oregon ARP * * ! Association for Public Transportation * PO Box 192 Cambridge MA 02238 * 617-547-3332 * ! California (all) * Train Riders Assn. of California * * ! California (SF area) * Peninsula Rail 2000 * * ! California (LA area) * Southern California Transit Advocates * * ! Carolina Association for Passenger Trains * 6003 Teaneck Pl. Charlotte NC 28215-4067 * Martin Wheeler 704-537-6315 * ! Colorado * ColoRail * * ! ColoRail * PO Box 9696 Denver CO 80209-0696 * Peter Barkman 303-838-7417 * ! Committee for Better Transit * PO Box 3106 Long Island City NY 11103 * 718-278-0650 * ! Connecticut Assn. of Rail and Bus Users * PO Box 891 Meriden CT 06450-0891 * Jim Ullman 203-237-8888 * ! Delaware (all) * Delmarva RPA * * ! Delaware (northern) * Delaware Valley ARP * * ! Delaware Valley ARP * PO Box 7505 Philadelphia PA 19101-7505 * Chuck Bode 215-222-3373 215-222-3373 * 73243.1224@compuserve.com Tom Borawski ! Delmarva RPA * PO Box 11102 Wilmington DE 19850-1102 * Douglas R. Andrews 302-995-6419 * can send c/o DVARP ! Empire State Passengers Association * RD 4, Fish Rd. Mexico NY 13114 * Stephen Salatti 315-963-3169 * judd@eso.mc.xerox.com Mark Judd ! Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers * 1000 W. Horatio Ave. #125 Tampa FL 33606-2658 * John McQuigg 813-253-0016 * ! Georgia ARP * PO Box 851 Decatur GA 30031 * Ross Goddard, Jr. 404-378-0407 404-373-2446 * ! Illinois ARP * 1609 E. Broadway Monmouth IL 61462-1919 * Ken Bird 708-960-3170 708-866-5700 * ! Indiana ARP * 5346 Chipwood La Indianapolis IN 46226-1465 * Phil McGeath 317-546-7218 * csanders@jcuvaxx.jcu.edu Craig Sanders ! Iowa ARP * 1112 Catherine Cedar Falls IA 50613-2426 * Scott Rogers 319-266-0703 * gn.dlb@isumvs.bitnet David Boone ! Kansas * Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition * * ! Kentucky ARP * PO Box 1252 Ashland Ky 41105-1252 * 304-522-6140 * ! Keystone ARP * PO Box 426 Harrisburg PA 17108 * Paul Hart 717-347-611? * ! Louisiana ARP * PO Box 30353 New Orleans LA 70190 * John Sita 504-393-7144 * ! Maine * Train Riders Northeast * * ! Maryland (Eastern Shore) * Delmarva RPA * * ! Massachusetts * Association for Public Transportation * * ! Massachusetts * Mystic Valley Railway Society * * ! Massachusetts ARP * defunct * * ! Michigan ARP * PO Box 351 St. Clair Shores MI 48080-0351 * * ! Minnesota ARP * PO Box 580375 Minneapolis MN 55458-0375 * Andrew Selden * ! Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition * PO Box 411192 Kansas City MO 64141 * Nancy Copple 816-931-0121 * ! Mystic Valley Railway Society * Hyde Park MA 02136-0486 * 617-361-4445 * ! Nebraska ARP * 3915 Apple St. Lincoln, NE 68503 * Dan Lutz * jfoote@unlinfo.unl.edu J. Foote ! New Hampshire * Train Riders Northeast * * ! New Jersey (southern) * Delaware Valley ARP * * ! New Jersey ARP * PO Box 5475 Somerset NJ 08875 * Doug Bowen 201-798-613? * can send c/o DVARP ! New Mexico ARP * 416 Columbia Dr., SE Albuquerque NM 87106-3618 * Jon Messier 505-256-1029 * ! New York * Empire State Passengers Association * * ! New York (NYC subway)* Committee for Better Transit * * ! North Carolina * Carolina Association for Passenger Trains * * ! Ohio ARP * PO Box 653 Xenia OH 45385-0653 * Howard Harding 216-867-5507 216-375-2436 * 71773.2544@compuserve.com Ken Wilt ! Oklahoma PRA * 1120 S. 21st St. Chickasha OK 73018-3830 * Roger E. Carter 405-224-7423 * ! Oregon ARP * 20585 SW Cheshire Ct. Aloha OR 97007-3737 * Dan McFarling 503-642-4077 * 72144.2027@compuserve.com ! Peninsula Rail 2000 * 3921 E. Bay Shore Palo Alto CA 94303 * Jim West 415-777-4313 * aaron@rail2000.org Aaron Priven ! Pennsylvania (all) * Keystone ARP * * ! Pennsylvania (southeastern) * Delaware Valley ARP * * ! Retain the Train * PO Box 1162 Huntington WV 25714-1162 * Bob Palmer 304-525-4424 304-525-9485 * ! Rhode Island ARP * PO Box 8645 Warwick RI 02888 * Steven Musen 401-467-8700 * ! San Francisco * Peninsula Rail 2000 * * ! South Carolina * Carolina Association for Passenger Trains * * ! Southern California Transit Advocates * PO Box 41198 Los Angeles CA 90041 * Pat Moser * af660@freenet.carleton.ca Charles Hobbs ! Tennessee ARP * 610 W. Due West Ave., Suite 421 Madison TN 37115-4445 * Dr. Arthur Cushman 615-860-1730 * ! Train Riders Assn. of California * 926 J St. Sacramento CA 95814 * Renee Macomb 916-557-1667 * ! Train Riders Northeast * PO Box 4869, Downtown Station Portland ME 04112 * Wayne Davis 207-883-0965 * ! Virginia Association of Railway Patrons * PO Box 867 Richmond VA 23207 * Michael Testerman 804-649-1405 804-780-7322 * ! Washington ARP * 418 Security Bldg., 203 E. 4th Ave. Olympia WA 98501-1186 * Lloyd Flem 206-943-8333 * ! West Virginia * Retain the Train * * ! West Virginia * Virginia Association of Railway Patrons * * ! Wisconsin ARP * Pleasant Valley Stoddard WI 54658 * John Parklyn 608-788-7004 608-689-2331 * ! National Association of Railroad Passengers * 900 Second St. NE, Suite 308 Washington DC 20002 * Ross Capon 202-408-8362 * ! National Association of Transit Consumer Organizations * 442 Summit Ave. #2 St Paul MN 55102 * 612-227-5171 * ! Transport 2000 Canada * PO Box 858, Station B Ottawa ON K1P 5P9 * Dirk Partridge 613-594-3271 * ! Transport 2000 BC * * Ian Fisher * ifisher@unixg.ubc.ca Ian Fisher ! Transport 2000 Ontario * * * ! Railway Development Society * * * ! Public Transport Users' Assn. (Melbourne, Aust.) * 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA * local phone 650-7898 * ! ** End **