Welcome to AORTA‘s new web site!

AORTA—The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates—is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizen advocacy group working to educate the public about the need for safe, fiscally responsible, environmentally sound transportation. It is also known as the Oregon Association of Railway Passengers (OreARP).  AORTA works cooperatively with the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) while maintaining its autonomy.

AORTA is not just about rail passenger service. Its members recognize the need for balanced transportation services using all the modes appropriate for the area, the environment, the population served, and the funding available for such services. These include rapid transit, light rail, motor bus, etc.

The members of AORTA invite you into this web site so you can read and understand the organization’s important message and apply it to your own transportation environment.  Many pages of our new site are still being developed, but soon you will find expanded informartion about our leadership along with links and contact information for transportation resources throughout Oregon.  We are working toward developing interactive forms so that you can become an AORTA member yourself, comment on our organization’s message, or acquire some of our informative materials.  You will also find useful and important Internet links to other transportation-related organizations, advocacy groups, and rail passenger and transit agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada.