Can your voice really make a difference in Tennessee's quality of life?
YOU BET IT CAN!!!
By purchasing a membership in TARP (for only $20 dollars) you can place yourself in the driver's seat - or shall we say, in the engineer's cab!
Your additional support of, say $50 or $100, will help us budget ahead for even larger initiatives.
Although we truly value your financial contributions to TARP, your commitment to grassroots action is even more important.
Your willingness to write letters to elected leaders your willingness to attend and host passenger rail educational events are not only valuable to the organization, they're priceless! We can also not emphasize enough the importance of making the occasional trip on the rails to give a true insiders look at rail transportation.
It's easy! When you get to the bottom of this page, click on to our PayPal account, enter your information, and pay the $20 annual fee and/or any additional donation you wish to make. You will receive a quarterly newsletter, bi-weekly e-mail updates, emergency notices of critical legislation, and personal invitations to events and activities.
Our commitment to privacy is firm: we will NOT sell your name or contact information to any outside organizations, and we will NOT bombard your e-mail boxes with junk mail, jokes, or useless information.
We genuinely understand your busy schedule because all of us have one as well! However, we hope that you will consider the following list of goals that will make your membership in TARP as effective and influential as possible.
Plan to take at least one trip on the rails every year. The best way to learn about passenger trains is to ride one!
Click onto our Amtrak Info and Stations page to learn more about the services available to Tennesseans. If you still Amtrak-related questions or if you need some suggestions, please send us an e-mail and we will gladly help you.
You can also consider the Main Street Trolley in Memphis or the Music City Star, which is scheduled to start rolling in early 2006.
Plan to write at least one letter each to Senator Frist, Senator Alexander, your Congressman, State Senator and State Representative! Tell them to support passenger rail! Click here for information, addresses, suggestions, and other resources.
Join the National Association of Railroad Passengers and renew your membership every year! Note that NARP membership lets you get a 10% discount off most fares when you travel on Amtrak!
Plan in advance to attend at least one TARP activity during the year, whether it's a publicity table, a public lecture, a regional meeting, or a statewide meeting! Click here to view of list of planned events and activities.
Recruit at least one friend to join TARP! We could double our membership in just a few months! Send a personal electronic invitation to someone you would like to recruit for membership in TARP.
Click here to purchase a membership through our secure PayPal account. If you don't have a credit or debit card, simply send your name, address, telephone, number, and e-mail address to:
If you are willing to consider making a larger donation to TARP to help offset costs on future our projects, please visit our Donation page.
Note: All new memberships purchased October 2005 through December 2005 will be effective throughout the year 2006.