Hotline
Your weekly source of fresh takes on news affecting America's passengers. See also the RPA Blog.
Hotline #1,104
FY 2019 Transportation Budget Passed Into Law; CA Gov. Newsom Narrows HSR Scope; Virgin Trains Forgoes IPO; NJ Transit Agrees to Pay Amtrak; Amtrak Looking at Connecting Duluth and Twin Cities; Indiana One Step Closer to Allowing Light-Rail In Indianapolis; RTD Technology Under Review Following Derailment; Registration for RailNation In DC Is Open
February 15, 2019
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Hotline #1,103
HSR Included in “Green New Deal”; Give Feedback on Amtrak in New Rail Passenger Travel Review; Registration Open for RailNation; NTSB Calls On Rail Industry For PTC Installation; Amtrak Board Advances Proposals With MTA; Texas Central Advances Plans To Keep Environment Healthy; Virgin Trains One of Five To Submit Plans To Fort Pierce
February 8, 2019
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Hotline #1,102
Transportation Shutdown Ends Government Shutdown; APTA Urges FTA To Assist Transit Agencies; Passengers Award ‘Golden Spike’ to Senators from KS, CO, NM; Host Railroads Take OTP Case To Supreme Court; NJ Politicians Call On Trump To Support Gateway; Sen. Manchin Asks Amtrak To Reconsider Private Car Policies; Virgin Trains USA Launches Initial Public Offering; RTD and Uber Partner To Provide Easier Connections
February 1, 2019
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Hotline #1,101
Rail Passengers Chairman Dispels Myths of Association; Deal Reached to Bring Metro-North to the Bronx; Amtrak Showcases Metropolitan Lounge; Committee Looks to Keep Rail Runner Going; More Than A Third of Transit Agencies Feel Government Shutdown; Philly’s 30th Street Station Flipboard to Come Down
January 25, 2019
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Hotline #1,100
Amtrak Issues RFP To Replace Amfleet I; Amtrak Offers New Dining Options; Amtrak Cancels Trains Ahead of Winter Storm; Southwest Chief Brings $180M Annually to NM, CO and KS; New Lawsuits Filed Against Virgin Trains and Purple Line; SMART Reaches One Million Riders; CTDOT and Amtrak Agree To Fix Overcrowding
January 18, 2019
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Hotline #1,099
UP Maintenance to Disrupt Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle; DeFazio to Lead House T&I Committee; Amtrak Issues RFQ for Washington Union Station; Amtrak Looking Into Gov. Cuomo’s New L Train Plan For East River Tunnels; Trinity Metro’s TEXRail Opens
January 11, 2019
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Hotline #1,098
Government Shutdown Continues; Four Railroads Completed PTC Requirements; Amtrak’s NEC is at Risk Due to Climate Change; Lawsuit Against Brightline Dismissed; WMATA To Improve OTP; AZ Contractors File Lawsuit to Keep Funding for Phoenix Light Rail
January 4, 2019
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Hotline #1,097
Amtrak Announces 75 New Diesel Locomotives for Long Distance Routes; Southwest Chief Awarded $9.16 Million Infrastructure Upgrade Grant; One Year After Train 501 Derailment; Congressional Budget Office Suggests Elimination of Amtrak and FTA; Brightline To Start Orlando-to-West Palm Construction in 2019; Milwaukee’s The Hop Provides More Than 76,000 Rides in First Month; Rail Passengers Advocate in Moab, UT
December 21, 2018
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Hotline #1,096
RPA Calls Out NSRL Study Flaws; Amtrak Requests Keeping Portal Bridge Closed at Rush Hour; Norfolk Southern Suspends Participation in Passenger Rail Study; Gas Tax Proposed by Illinois Mayors for Transit Projects; NJ Transit to Purchase 113 Rail Cars; OKC Streetcar Opens for Service
December 14, 2018
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Hotline #1,095
Presidential Infrastructure Package Coming Soon with More Federal Cash; Tariffs Driving Up Cost of Infrastructure Projects Nationwide; Amtrak Responds to Rail Passengers’ Open Letter; Union Pacific Funeral Train takes President George H.W. Bush to Final Resting Place; South Atlanta to Get Light Rail; and Rail Passengers Gives A Detailed Look Inside HQ
December 7, 2018
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