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	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:42:46 -0400</pubDate>
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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>
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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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		<title>The Foxboro Fares Kerfuffle Fits U.S. Realities To A ‘T’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,434</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once more around the track.  Loaded #HotlineFriday this week.   Jim takes a more cautious approach to an Amtrak Reorg, Joe gives thoughts on news out of Chicago, we issue a FY27 funding request, and thoughts on the STB&#x00027;s new environmental review plans. See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Passengers Issues Transportation Funding Request for FY27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rail Passengers&#x00027; President Jim Mathews calls for robust funding for rail programs in letter to leadership of the the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, House and Urban Development.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Cautious Optimism on Amtrak Reorganization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Making Environmental Review Work for Passenger Rail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Take Me Out to the Train Yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,433</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#x00027;s a #HotlineFriday! (insert &#x00022;Final Countdown&#x00022; guitar riff)  The STB concurs with the DOJ on the UP/NS merger, we lay out the &#x00022;state of play&#x00022; for our upcoming Advocacy Week next month, we kick off our Board of Directors election process, plus all the Hotline News from around the country.  

See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Policy and Transit News Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For transportation policy on Capitol Hill, March 2026 came in like a lamb. However, the latest news suggests it may go out like a lion.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>STB Sides With DOJ, Seeks ‘Ordinary Course’ Info From UP-NS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Rail Passengers&#x00027; 2026 Advocacy Week Gets a New Look</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,432</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bit of a slow news week (at least in the passenger rail advocacy world), but #HotlineFriday rolls on.  We cover a strategy reset for CAHSR, take a look overseas with the reopening of a line between China &#x00026; NK, and let you know about a chance to tour the restored Michigan Central Station in the Motor City.  Plus all that&#x00027;s fit to print.  See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Cali’s HSR Reset: Scaled Down, Yes, But a Path Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>USDOT Looks to Speed Delivery of IIJA Rail Funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg News reports that the Trump Administration&#x00027;s transportation leadership is looking to get projects funded ahead of the midterms.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,431</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mardi Gras could be even more popular, DOT wants to get IIJA funding out the door quicker, and we unveil our new &#x00022;meet the team page&#x00022;.  All that and more for #HotlineFriday!  See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1431/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers Getting It Done!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Models Show Mardi Gras’ Untapped Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,430</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another #HotlineFriday in the books.  We cover Amtrak&#x00027;s new long distance fleet strategy, passenger&#x00027;s reactions to the USDOT&#x00027;s proposed Amtrak reorganization, and news stories from around the country.  Let&#x00027;s get to it.  See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1430/</link>
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		<title>Passengers React to Restructuring Proposal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The riding public has been speculating on media reports of an Amtrak restructuring. Rail Passengers Association is working to anchor the discussion in specifics and objectives.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Less Risky, Less Costly: Amtrak’s New LD Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Hotline #1,429</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#x00027;s just another #HotlineFriday (Ooh-oh)...

The Association&#x00027;s statement on the potential organizational restructuring of Amtrak, the clock restarts on the UPNS merger, and we take a look at the world of air-rail alliances.

See you onboard! Highball!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1429/</link>
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		<title>Air-Rail Alliances Simplify Travel and Support a Greener Planet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/blog/air-rail-alliances-make-travel-easier-while-helping-the-environment/</link>
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		<title>Rail Passengers Statement on Proposed Amtrak Restructuring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rail Passengers Association issued a statement on early reports that the U.S. Department of Transportation is directing Amtrak to undertake a significant organizational restructuring.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Clock Starts On New UPNS Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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