Get Your Half-Off RailNation: San Antonio Rate!

Ready for a full weekend of learning, inspiration, and action? The contracts are signed, the venue is booked, the speaker invitations are out the door, and we’re getting ready to enjoy a great time together in San Antonio from October 3rd through October 5th on the famous Riverwalk!

This year’s RailNation: San Antonio conference gathers grassroots advocates, transportation professionals, and elected leaders from across the country. We’ll explore progress in places like the Gulf Coast and the MSP-Chicago corridor with the Borealis, as well as Brightline’s rapid expansion, and how those stories can be replicated nationwide. We’re putting together panel discussions on local transportation issues in Texas, presentations on the Heartland Flyer, talks from top Amtrak leaders, a deep discussion with Amtrak and Brightline about taking care of customers, and so much more.

Anyone can come, and we hope that you’ll join us! You don’t have to be a Rail Passengers member. You don’t have to be a Rail Passengers Council member. You don’t have to be a member of leadership. If you want more and better trains, your voice – working right where you live, work, or play – is how we’ll make it happen, together.

And that’s why YOU should come to San Antonio to get the latest updates, hear directly from rail leaders face-to-face, and to learn from fellow advocates about strategies that have worked around the country to get new trains running.

We’ve also tried very hard this year to make attendance more affordable for everyone – younger advocates, folks with families, fixed-income retirees, students. Hotels and meeting rooms unavoidably cost money, but thanks to some sponsorships and hard work by the professional staff, for a limited time only we can offer a full three-day in-person registration for just $96. (In-person, not virtual!)

That’s three days of presentations, conversations, and talking directly with top rail leaders and policymakers about how we break the logjams that stop us from getting more trains, to more places, for more people, everywhere. All for 50 percent off the regular registration rate.

Our Fall conferences in the past have sometimes had to cost upwards of $300 per attendee, and that puts it out of reach for a lot of people. That’s why we’ve tried so hard to wring the best deals out of the hotels and suppliers, and to pare down every penny to make it easier for our grassroots rail supporters to take part.

The “Early Bird” rate of $96 is only good until the end of July. Starting August 1, registration for the in-person event will be at the regular rate of $192. That’s still more affordable than some of our previous conferences, but why not act quickly to get 50 percent off?

Here’s how to do it: visit our online registration page, here (https://donate.railpassengers.org/Default.aspx?tsid=35189). Enter the number of event tickets you’ll need – one for each attendee. Enter your contact information, too.

If you’d like your name badge to read a particular way, or to use a nickname, tell us that on the form. Tell us about any dietary restrictions we might need to know about.

(We are an IRS-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization, so if you’d like to make an additional donation you can do that on this form, also.)

At the end, you’ll be asked for payment information. You can use a credit card, a direct debit on your bank account, or even Google Pay. You’ll see a box labeled “Promo Code.” Type the code SAS50 into that box. When you enter that code, you’ll see the 50 percent applied. If you do this on August 1 or later, the discount code will not work. This Early Bird rate is only good until the end of July and it’s only good for in-person attendance.

We’d love to see you in San Antonio, spending some time on the Riverwalk, enjoying some great food and fellowship, and working together to bring more trains to more people everywhere in America! Register today with the code SAS50 and snag that 50 percent discount!