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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:31:41 -0400</pubDate>
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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>
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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>
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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>
		<link>https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/hotline/hotline-1433/</link>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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