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, bbrady@xenophonstrategies.com, and we will continue to share it with the membership. 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 on the website here. And please follow RPA on Facebook and Twitter. The Rail Passengers Association attended a special event today to celebrate the commencement of passenger service by All Aboard Florida’s Brightline. The higher-speed rail line will kick-off introductory service on Saturday, with a travel time of 35 minutes between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Brightline’s service will have 10 daily round trips during the weekdays and nine on the weekends, with trains departing between 6 a.m. Continue reading...