Events
Southern Rail Commission Quarterly Meeting
Friday, December 6, 2019 9:00 AM
All Aboard Arizona Fall 2019 Passenger Rail Summit
All Aboard Arizona
Saturday, December 7, 2019 8:00 AM
2020 Southwestern Rail Conference - Dallas, TX
Texas Rail Advocates
Thursday, January 23, 2020 5:00 PM
RailNation DC - Spring 2020 Washington Advocacy Summit & Day on The Hill
Rail Passengers Association
Sunday, March 29, 2020 2:00 PM
News
Your source for all the latest passenger rail and transit news!
Rail Passengers Defends Pax Rights in House Testimony
Mathews argues Amtrak is an essential public service, should be funded as such
November 13, 2019
Testimony of Jim Mathews - November 13, 2019
President & CEO Jim Mathews Testifies Before the United States House of Representatives House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
November 13, 2019
Senator Durbin Takes on Train Delays With New Bill
November 21, 2019
Hotline #1,143
This week learn about Jim Mathew’s testimony before the House Rail Subcommittee, in addition to the House Democratic efforts to push forward on Surface Transportation Reauthorization. We cover USDOT’s 2019 BUILD Grant Program awards, which overwhelmingly favored highway projects. Despite opposition, a controversial Amtrak Board nominee moves towards Senate confirmation. Officials in the Pacific Northwest remain hopeful for high speed rail proposal in spite of voter disagreement on transit funding. And on the equipment front, Amtrak releases new pictures of the upcoming Acela II trainsets, while Stadler wins a contract for new MARTA cars. All of this and much more in this week’s Hotline!
November 15, 2019
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