Hotline
Your weekly source of fresh takes on news affecting America's passengers. See also the RPA Blog.
Hotline #1,034
House Passes Appropriations Act to Support Amtrak; NARP Gears Up To Celebrate 50 Years; Purple Line Moves Forward In Construction Process
September 22, 2017
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Hotline #1,033
Amtrak’s Coscia Urges Gateway Forward; Transit Services Begin After Irma; Dallas City Council Supports New Rail Projects; Amtrak Releases New Campaign
September 15, 2017
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Hotline #1,032
Anti-Amtrak Amendments Defeated; NY Penn Station Returns to Normal; Trump Discusses Gateway; Uber Partners with Sound Transit; Irma Causes Suspensions
September 8, 2017
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Hotline #1,031
Amtrak and Metro Houston Suspend Service; Officials Find a Way Forward for New Equipment for California and Midwest; NY Penn Station to Resume Full Service Tuesday
September 1, 2017
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Hotline #1,030
Penn Station To Resume Regular Service; SEPTA Train Crash Injures 33; STB Pressures CSX; SMART Begins Service; Purple Line Set to Break Ground
August 25, 2017
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Hotline #1,029
Trump Signs Order On Infrastructure; TSA Warns Of Train Terrorist Attacks; SMART To Begin Service August 25; HSR In TX Hits Two Milestones
August 18, 2017
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Hotline #1,028
Infrastructure Borrowing Drops; FRA Issues New Bids For Service Operators; Brightline Service To Begin By End Of Year; Amtrak Offers Service To Total Eclipse
August 11, 2017
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Hotline #1,027
WH Reaffirms Commitment To Infrastructure; CAHSR Opens Fresno Bridge; #SummerByRail Launched July 31; Amtrak and Lyft Partner Up
August 4, 2017
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Hotline #1,026
Senate Committee Approves Budget; MTA Announces Two-Phase Stabilization Plan; Trump Creates Advisory Council; #SummerByRail Kicks Off Monday
July 28, 2017
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Hotline #1,025
House Appropriations Committee Advances Transportation Bill; FRA Presents Gulf Coast Recommendations; H. W. Bush Wishes to Ride Texas HSR
July 21, 2017
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