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	<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:13:33 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,440</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy #HotlineThursday!  A VERY busy week leading into Memorial Day weekend.  Analysis of the draft BUILD America 250 Act, updates from NY Penn Station, Amtrak bids adieu to Roger Harris, and so much more. See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Three Cheers For The Molly Wee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Tracking Rail Amendments to the BUILD America 250 Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Passengers&#x00027; Analysis of BUILD America 250 Act (Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We look at the &#x00022;Amtrak reform&#x00022; and &#x00022;Passenger Rail Policy&#x00022; subtitles of the rail title in the House&#x00027;s BUILD America 250 Act.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Passengers Thanks Amtrak’s Harris for His Tenure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amtrak Board Chair Tony Coscia announced Roger Harris would be stepping down as CEO at the end of July. Byl Herrmann will lead the company as Interim President.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/releases/rail-passengers-thank-amtraks-harris-for-his-tenure/</link>
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		<title>Rail Passengers&#x00027; Analysis of BUILD America 250 Act (Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We look at the funding subtitle of the rail title in the House&#x00027;s BUILD America 250 Act.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,439</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy #HotlineFriday!  The fight for a new surface bill kicks off, a deep dive into a new Senate report on the post-IIJA investment cliff, and an update on the looming LIRR worker strike.  All that and the usual news roundup from around the country. See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1439/</link>
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		<title>Highlights from Senate Report on Rail Investment Cliff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Democratic Senators released “American Rail on the Chopping Block”, a report that breaks down federal investment in rail projects and unmet grant needs.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Senators Want Guaranteed Rail Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>We Are Now On Substack!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Passengers Joins Push for Guaranteed Rail Funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rail Passengers Association is joining a coalition of Senators working to extend the guaranteed funding for rail programs -- both in the upcoming annual budget and the surface transportation reauthorization.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/releases/rail-passengers-association-endorses-congressional-request-to-renew-guaranteed-funding-for-rail/</link>
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		<title>Hotline #1,438</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are back!  Miss us?  Site outage last week but we didn&#x00027;t skip a beat.  There is a TON to get you updated on - FOIA review of Amtrak&#x00027;s LD fleet RFP, more on the UP/NS merger, Amtrak&#x00027;s FY27 annual report, and TSA along the tracks?   PLUS SO MUCH MORE!   See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1438/</link>
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		<title>Amtrak Charts Progress; FRA Readies Final Rounds of IIJA Funds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amtrak’s FY27 Legislative Report arrives one week after the FRA opened applications for $8 billion in grants for rail.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Sanderson’s TSA Line Will Be Brutal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>New Long-Distance Spec: Better Cars Yes, But How About Soul?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>UP–NS Refiles Merger Plan, But Sidesteps Future Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>What We Lose If Long-Distance Traincars Mimic Corridor Cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Surprise! Freight Interference Still Drives Most Delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,437</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#x00027;s &#x00022;Advocacy Week&#x00022; eve and, while staff is ready to welcome advocates from around the country to DC, we have some Amtrak news (new IG report and long distance fleet RFP) and all the links you have come to love. See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1437/</link>
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		<title>Amtrak Seeks New Long-Distance Car Designs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/blog/amtrak-seeks-new-long-distance-car-designs/</link>
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		<title>Amtrak’s Repair Backlog Report Shows a System in Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/blog/amtraks-repair-backlog-report-shows-a-system-in-transition/</link>
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		<title>Hotline #1,436</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate Artemis II&#x00027;s return to Earth on this #HotlineFriday, the boss discusses how two major transit systems are taking very different approaches to World Cup visitors, and we give important updates for our upcoming Advocacy Week in DC.  See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1436/</link>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Cities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/blog/a-tale-of-two-cities/</link>
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		<title>Hotline #1,435</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leave it to the government to drop a major budget request on everyone&#x00027;s laps on the Friday before a holiday weekend - but have no fear we have you covered on that and the rest of the #HotlineFriday news.  See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1435/</link>
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		<title>Rail Passengers Oppose White House Call to Cut Rail and Transit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year 2027 Presidential Budget Request today. The document proposed a 40% increase in funding for the Pentagon, paid for through cuts to domestic programs. Those cuts include investment in Amtrak, passenger rail upgrades, and transit.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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