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Jim Mathews

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The Hill, Flipboard, Connecticut Post, Cato Institute, Streetsblog Network, CommonWealth, Railway Age, Progressive Railroading, La Junta Tribune-Democrat, Montana Associated Technology Roundtable and
29 year career as a reporter, writer, editor and editorial executive, mostly with Aviation Week, and an early leader in digital editorial. Based in DC.
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Passenger Rail Is Headed for a Reckoning — and the First 90 Days of 2026 Will Decide It — Streetsblog USA

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By Jim Mathews
| Streetsblog Network Verified
If December is a time for taking stock and taking a break, then January is often a time for realism and resolve. And this January is turning out to have even sharper edges than usual. That’s because decisions being made in the first ninety days of 2026 in three different areas really could change everything we know about passenger rail in America. Let’s start with the biggest issue on the horizon: the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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Heartland Flyer Gets a Lifeline

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By Jim Mathews
| Railway Age
Our friends at Texas Rail Advocates (led by our own Chair Emeritus Peter LeCody) reported July 10 that the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Regional Transportation Council has come up with funds to keep the Heartland Flyer running for at least a year.
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Opinion: What Was Amtrak Thinking With These Layoffs? — Streetsblog USA

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By Jim Mathews
| Streetsblog Network Verified
Editor's note: a version of this article originally appeared on the Rail Passengers Association blog and is republished with permission. Well, I guess everyone saw it coming – but learning this week about Amtrak’s massive reductions-in-force, or RIFs, was still a shock.
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