Hotline
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Hotline #1,124
Hoosier State Makes Last Runs; Summer By Rail 2019 Kicks Off; Valley Link Feasibility Study Underway; MBTA Fare Increase Results In Protests; New Amtrak Thruway Bus Service In Wisconsin; Heartland Flyer Extension Moves Forward; LaGuardia AirTrain Cost Jumps; Portland, OR Tri-Met System Speeds Trips And How NOT To Advance Corridor Planning
July 3, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,123
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Hearing Produces Noteworthy & Significant Moments; Extension Of Federal Funding For Quad Cities Service Requested; Last Runs Of Hoosier State This Sunday; House of Representatives Passed Budget Bill With $137.1-billion For Transportation; Summer by Rail 2019 Kicks Off; Station Staffing Problems At St. Paul, MN; Amtrak Wants To Raise SEPTA’s Rent; Virgin Trains USA Breaks Ground At Orlando; Empire Corridor EIS Delayed Again
June 28, 2019
Hotline #: 1123 - June 28, 2019 Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if y
Hotline #1,122
White House Threatens Veto Of 2020 Funding Bill Over Support For Amtrak; Creation Of Gateway Development Commission Expected; Amtrak Consumer Arbitration Provisions Questioned; Future Of Rail Funding In Pennsylvania Uncertain; New Haven to Springfield CTrail Line Celebrates First Anniversary With High Ridership; Tri-Rail Service To Downtown MiamiCentral Station Delayed; La Crosse, WI Supports Twin Cities Service Expansion
June 21, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,121
FRA Announces Rail Improvement Grants; Wisconsin Approvals Hiawatha Expansion Funds; Massachusetts Advances Funds For Pilot Service To Pittsfield; MBTA Rail Accidents Frustrate Riders; Amtrak Celebrates The Empire Builder's 90th Anniversary & The Heartland Flyer's 20th; Amtrak Showcases Progress On Acela II Trainsets
June 14, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,120
Good Rail Numbers In FY 2020 House Appropriations Budget Proposal; Illinois Legislature Approves $33B Transportation Capital Plan; Lawsuit Against California High Speed Rail Dropped; Amtrak Announces NEC Track Improvements & Staff Appointments; New Jersey Advances Gateway Development Commission Proposal; High-Speed Rail To Las Vegas Likely Delayed (Again); PTC Implementation Advances; Sleeping Car Sale Is On
June 7, 2019
Hotline #: 1,120 - June 7, 2019 Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if y
Hotline #1,119
Summer By Rail 2019 - America's Trains Connect Riders To Food Destinations; Talgo Series 6 Trainsets To Be Removed From Service As Quickly As Possible; Texas Central Survives Legislative Attacks; Colorado Front Range Rail Study; New River Train Back?; FRA Rule Making On Freight Train Crew Sizes
May 31, 2019
Hotline #: 1119 - May 31, 2019 Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if yo
Hotline #1,118
Proposed FY 2020 House Funding Levels Positive For Rail; NTSB Releases Report On Amtrak 501 Derailment; Amtrak's Richard Anderson Responds To Senate Letter With Mixed Signals; California Sues To Retain Federal Funding For High Speed Rail Project; RailNation:California Registration Now Open
May 24, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,117
Infrastructure Talks To Resume Next Week; FRA Attempts To Claw-Back $928M From California High Speed Rail; Amtrak & NJ Transit Plan NEC Improvements; New, Better Coordinated, Schedules For The San Joaquins; National Park Service On-Board 'Trails & Rails' Program To Continue In 2019
May 17, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,116
Harsh Response For Amtrak Board Nominee; Anti-Rail Bills Fail In Texas; Rail Passengers' Respond To Tone-Deaf Washington Post Editorial; Members of Congress Oppose Amtrak Police Cuts; Summer By Rail 2019 Intern Announced
May 10, 2019
Tell Us What’s Happening Where You Live’! When you see rail-related news stories, op-eds, editorials, or letters to the editor in your communities, send them along to us! We include them in our social media efforts, along with the weekly Hotline. Send your news items to Joe Aiello at jaiello[at]narprail.org, and we will share it with members. Are you holding a rally, a community meeting, or another kind of rail-advocacy event? We can help spread the word if you send them to us. We can put th
Hotline #1,115
2 Trillion for Infrastructure? How much for Trains?, Amtrak's 48th Birthday, California HSR Business Plan, East-West Rail Projects see support in Washington and Massachusetts
May 3, 2019
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