Hotline
Your weekly source of fresh takes on news affecting America's passengers. See also the RPA Blog.
Hotline #1,074
Rail Passengers Begins Campaign for SW Chief; AFL-CIO Opposed Recent Amtrak Decisions; FRA Warned On Issuing PTC Exemptions; CHSRA Plans Aggressive Schedule; Summer by Rail Wraps Up
July 6, 2018
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Hotline #1,073
Sen. Moran Meets with Amtrak; Brightline to Bid on Orlando to Tampa Route; Amtrak Issues RFI for New Fleet; Summer By Rail Concludes Sunday In Seattle
June 29, 2018
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Hotline #1,072
Bus Substitution Considered for Segment of Southwest Chief; NY Times Highlights Koch Support of Anti-Transit; Alabama Will Not Support Reintroduction of Amtrak; MBTA: NSRL To Cost Up To $21.5B; SEPTA Offers Look at "Downtown Link”
June 22, 2018
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Hotline #1,071
Hartford Line Ribbon Cutting; Senate Committee Approves $1.9B for Amtrak; NEC Receives New Amtrak Menu; MA Official Issues RFP for Western Rail Service
June 15, 2018
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Hotline #1,070
Sen. Manchin Secures Language For Amtrak Agents; Amtrak Responds to Railroad Passenger Car Groups; Union Groups Condemn Amtrak Changes; Hartford Line To Open June 15
June 8, 2018
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Hotline #1,069
Rail Passengers Back Texas Central At STB; Acela To Have Assigned Seats; PTC Installed on 30% of Commuter Rail Miles; Boca Raton Now Brightline Quiet Zone; FTA Issues New Procedures on PPPs
June 1, 2018
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Hotline #1,068
Mathews Meets With Anderson, Gardner; Summer By Rail Launches Saturday; Brightline’s Opening In Miami Sold Out; NTSB To Hold Hearings on Amtrak Accidents; LIRR and NYCT Release Upgrade Plans
May 25, 2018
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Hotline #1,067
Protests Show Support for SW Chief; Sen. Durbin Calls on FRA to Improve Amtrak OTP; Brightline to Begin Miami Service; FRA To Provide PTC Grants
May 18, 2018
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Hotline #1,066
Former Amtrak President Questions Current Execs' Motives; RPA Issues Letter in Response to Amtrak's SW Chief Announcement; Quiet Zones To Start As Early As Monday For Brightline
May 11, 2018
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Hotline #1,065
Amtrak Turns 47 During Turbulent Changes; NJ Transit Behind PTC Schedule; Brightline To Cover Costs Of Rail Crossings In Some Counties; SBR 3 Gets Updated Website
May 4, 2018
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