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 share it with members. 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. Please follow RPA on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on all things passenger rail. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), ranking members for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, respectively, issued a letter to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson requesting that Amtrak provide updates on Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. Continue reading...
