Hotline
Your weekly source of fresh takes on news affecting America's passengers. See also the RPA Blog.
Hotline #1,084
Amtrak Assures Congress Service Will Continue on PTC-Exempt Routes After Jan 1; Southwest Chief and National Network still need your support; Hurricane Florence Forces Train Cancellations; Former Amtrak Presidents David Gunn & Joe Boardman To Address RailNation Miami Attendees; Amtrak Seeks Input On Transformational Food & Beverage Service Models; FRA Issues Notice of Funding Opportunity for PTC; Caltrans Issues 2018 State Rail Plan; MTA Opens Subway Station 17 Years After 9/11
September 14, 2018
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Hotline #1,083
Rail Passengers Adopts Amtrak Resolution; Amtrak Trains Return to Penn Station; California Approves $2B for Transit and Infrastructure Projects; Moulton Supports NSRL; New York To Ease Penn Station Congestion
September 7, 2018
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Hotline #1,082
Battle for Southwest Chief Continues; PTC To Be Installed on Cascades Before 2018 Deadline; Brightline Approved To Use $1.75 Billion In Bonds; Passenger Rail Is 18 Times Safer Than Driving in Metro Areas
August 31, 2018
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Hotline #1,081
RPA Releases Report On Amtrak Accounting Deficiencies; FRA Provides $30 Million Grant for NM Rail Runner; SMART Celebrates 1 Year of Service; CHSRA Recycles 99% of Construction Materials; RPA Introduces Passenger Rail Service Notices
August 24, 2018
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Hotline #1,080
Call Your Rep to Secure National Network; NY State Reps Call On Amtrak to Reconsider Toys for Tots; Passenger Rail Makes Progress on PTC; Hartford Line Allows Bikes; LA Metro Implements Security Screening Devices
August 17, 2018
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Hotline #1,079
Amtrak Ends Toys for Tots Partnership; New Acela Interiors Revealed; CHSRA Defends HSR Before Rail Committee; Pittsburgh Narrowly Missed Light Rail Disaster
August 10, 2018
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Hotline #1,078
Rail Passengers See Victory in FY2019 Minibus; WSP Hired To Study HSR Between Seattle and Vancouver; Quiet Zones Delayed On Brightline Route; Sen. Schumer Calls on FRA to Hire More Rail Bridge Inspectors
August 3, 2018
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Hotline #1,077
Senate Adopts Passenger Rail Amendments; Senators Opposed Amtrak Bustitition; Shuster Introduces Draft Infrastructure Plan; Americans Support Congress Funding Transportation Infrastructure; Alaska Railroad Conductor to Retire After 50 Years
July 27, 2018
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Hotline #1,076
Rail Passengers Rally For SW Chief; Federal Court Gives Amtrak and FRA Power to Set Performance Metrics; Brightline To Increase Service; Views From A Train Photo Contest Launches; WMATA Avoids Strike; NJ Transit To Spend $320 Million on PTC
July 20, 2018
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Hotline #1,075
NTSB Holds Hearing on Amtrak Accidents; NJ-ARP Requests Dismissal of Anderson; Raleigh Union Station Opens; USDOT Delays Review of NJ Request for Portal Bridge
July 13, 2018
We Need Your ‘Nose For News’! 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 Bob Brady, [email protected], 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 them on the