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Hotline #1,404
August 1, 2025
It is a PACKED #HotlineFriday this week. We cover Amtrak's "board meeting", news of the potential UP/N-S merger, Amtrak settling their OTP case at the STB (involving UP), the "All Aboard Act" in Congress, comms breakdowns, and a lot more.
Hotline #1,404–August 1st, 2025
Get on track with this week's rail passengers news
"On behalf of Amtrak’s onboard service staff, I want to thank the Rail Passengers Association for honoring their hard work with this award. The past couple years have indeed been difficult for Amtrak onboard service staff – coping with furloughs and job insecurity, adapting to changing protocols and services, not to mention the unfortunate events such as a tragic derailment and a fatal shooting. Nevertheless, our dedicated members at Amtrak have handled these hurdles with the care, attention and diligence for which they’re known. We thank Rail Passengers for their acknowledgement of our members’ hard work and, as always, look forward to seeing you on the rails."
Arthur Maratea, TCU/IAM National President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.
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