PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator

09/17/2025

PNWER is proud to host the Build Northwest Economic Forum in conjunction with the fourth annual Pacific Northwest Rail Summit. As a global trade hub, the Pacific Northwest region depends on robust...

09/08/2025

Government Partners Workshop
Sept. 9 | Livingston Depot

How do we build stronger communities through passenger rail?This session brings together voices from government, finance, and regional partners:

Dan Bucks – Moderator, BSPRA

Bruce Agnew – PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator and Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER)

Bryan Stelmack – Stifel Public Finance

Jordan Hess – CEO of Mountain Line

Also supported by the Treacy Foundation and Streamline Bus

Register: https://www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-annual-conference

09/24/2024

The PNWER RIA is thrilled to co-host this year's Greater Northwest Rail Summit in Spokane, WA, Oct. 8 & 9!

Learn more at www.nwsummit.org.

Join All Aboard Northwest and PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator in or online October 8-9. You can make a difference! For more information and to register, see https://nwsummit.org/

09/23/2024

Psst! Want a sneak peek into the future of rail?

In just a couple of weeks, the folks who will be making the decisions – Congresspeople, the Federal Railroad Administration, local elected officials, state departments of transportation, and the railroad operators – will be getting together at the Spokane Public Library to talk about what the next generation of moving people and goods will look like in the Greater Northwest.

Join All Aboard Northwest and Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) in or online October 8-9. You can make a difference! For more information and to register, see https://nwsummit.org/

Thank you to our sponsors:
PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator KLJ Engineering Quandel Consultants All Aboard Washington
CHCS.com Internet Development Aorta - Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates Big Sky Passenger Rail Columbia Strategic Consulting Group

07/09/2024

Folks travelling the Alaska Highway through Canada's Yukon Territory will see an improved highway after Alaska DOT&PF secured a $25 million RAISE grant, resulting in full federal funding for the Shakwak Project along the northern section of the Alaska Highway. 👍 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

"Securing the RAISE grant is a testament to our dedicated efforts to maintain and enhance one of Alaska’s most crucial transportation arteries,” Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy expressed about the project. “This funding will ensure the Alaska Highway can continue to support not only local communities but also the significant economic activities that depend on this northern corridor."

Read the press release for details: https://dot.alaska.gov/comm/pressbox/arch2024/PR24-0017.shtml

07/09/2024

Listen in on BSPRA's bimonthly board meeting for updates on revitalizing communities along the North Coast Hiawatha passenger rail route in southern Montana and the greater Northwest. Details below.

Click Here to View the Meeting Agenda

07/03/2024

06/04/2024

Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) RIA Director Bruce Agnew is presenting alongside Rail Passengers Association's Jim Mathews and KLJ Engineering's Becky Rosenleaf during a panel titled "Revitalizing Communities and Creating Opportunities" at Big Sky Passenger Rail's Annual Meeting Friday, June 7 in Missoula, MT.

The event will feature updates from the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, and industry leaders, as well as exciting news about the North Coast Hiawatha route, hydrogen fuel cell technology, and the region's rail renaissance. Learn more here: https://bigskypassengerrailauthority-bloom.kindful.com/e/big-sky-passenger-rail-authority-2024-annual-conference

05/02/2024

VRT is proud to announce the nomination of CEO Elaine Clegg by President Joe Biden to the Amtrak Board of Directors.

02/29/2024

PNWER and CALSTART are proud to announce the completion of Washington's zero-emission commercial vehicle incentive program.

Read the incentive program strategy: https://shorturl.at/rAIMQ

Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/gQZH2H4n

Special thanks to our friends at Clean and Prosperous Washington and Seattle Latino Chamber of Commerce for their invaluable contributions to our stakeholder engagement efforts!

12/11/2023

Four Pacific Northwest Amtrak route projects will receive an initial $500,000 planning grant through the Corridor ID Program, representing a significant stride towards expanding passenger rail throughout the PNW.

Read more: https://www.rianorthwest.org/newsletter/corridor-id-announcement

Big Sky Passenger Rail WSDOT Alaska Railroad

PNWER Regional Infrastructure Accelerator celebrates Amtrak Corridor ID funding, commemorates beginning of passenger rail network