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Yesterday, a group of senators and House representatives formed the Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus, which will advocate for advancing high-speed and intercity passenger rail programs across the country.

The caucus comprises Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), Corrine Brown (D-Fla), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), David Price (D-N.C.), Tim Walz (DLF-Minn.) and Rep. John Olver (D-Mass).

The caucus will “be dedicated to support federal legislative and funding policies to ensure long-term viability of the high-speed and intercity passenger-rail program,” according to a prepared statement. Each founding co-chair represents a region with a major high-speed or intercity passenger-rail corridor that, when completed, would make up a national high-speed rail network.