Educate & Advocate

The Commuter Rail Coalition is an association of commuter rail agencies, operators, and other interested parties acting together to engage and educate stakeholders on the value commuter railroads bring to the communities they serve.

The Commuter Rail Coalition gives voice to the nation’s commuter railroads. As an advocate, CRC calls attention to the many benefits of commuter rail transportation and educates stakeholders on the resources needed to continue those many beneficial impacts into the future.

Who we are and why the CRC is necessary

The Commuter Rail Coalition is an association representing the interests, needs and benefits of the nation’s commuter railroads, which deliver half a billion passenger trips each year. 

The Coalition was formed by industry leaders to engage and educate stakeholders and to advocate for the resources necessary to sustain these vital public assets.

To safely and efficiently move the metropolitan regions that they serve, US commuter railroads must have a seat at the table before Congress and federal agencies.

The Commuter Rail Coalition advocates for commuter railroads in the US, calling attention to the many benefits they deliver to their communities that they serve, and identifying the resources needed to sustain these vital public assets well into the future. 

With the formation of the Commuter Rail Coalition, US commuter railroads have a single-minded advocate in Washington, DC, to voice their concerns, needs, and interests – and to advocate on their behalf.

As it works with Congress and the federal sector the Commuter Rail Coalition is the voice of commuter railroads.