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Solutionary Rail
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A grassroots campaign to electrify US railroads and open rail corridors to renewable energy transmission.
Trucks inflict 8x greater costs on the public than rail. Freight transportation policy must prioritize a modeshift from truck to rail.

Listen to founder and CEO of Hum Industrial Technology Byron Porter at: www.solutionaryrail.org/interviewbyr...
October 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A broken rate review process reinforces Class I railroads’ monopoly power over shippers. This hinders reindustrialization, forces freight onto trucks, and raises costs for consumers and the public.

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September 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Merging won’t make railroads competitive with trucking. Wall Street’s railroads have prioritized profit over growth for decades. The UP-NS deal only perpetuates that model.

Listen to founder and CEO of Hum Industrial Technology Byron Porter at: solutionaryrail.org/podcastinter...
September 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Railroad mergers pit labor unions against each other with false promises. The only way forward is a united labor voice.

Listen to Railroad Workers United Co-founder and Trustee Ron Kaminkow at: www.solutionaryrail.org/podcastinter...
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Corporations used to be regulated to balance profits with public interests. Over the last 50 years, those regulations have been decimated, leaving the public with little recourse.

Check out our full conversation with former Congressman Peter DeFazio at: www.solutionaryrail.org/podcastinter...
September 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Class I railroads’ practices have boosted stock prices, at the expense of workers, safety, and service. What is working for Wall Street is a disaster for Main Street.

Check out our full conversation with former Congressman Peter DeFazio at: www.solutionaryrail.org/podcastinter...
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The proposed UP/NS merger would further concentrate the power of Wall Street railroads, opening the door to higher costs, worse service, and even greater retaliatory power over customers who speak out.

Listen to former Congressman Peter DeFazio at: www.solutionaryrail.org/podcastinter...
September 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM