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Amtrak signal issue causes service delays on New Year's Eve 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1503
"Jurisdictional Jumble" -- General story about the DC-area WMATA transit system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1693
Proposed passenger rail line through Napa County (CA) is eligible for funding 1 marmar Dec 2023 Dec 2023 6 2141
Metro eliminating $2 SmarTrip card fee for seniors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1626
DC: Metro GM says 10 stations and 67 bus lines may be cut, 2,000 layoffs possible if budget gap isn't filled 0 marmar Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 2021
Los Angeles: Metrolink to pause service systemwide Dec. 26-29 0 marmar Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1520
President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail 3 usonian Dec 2023 Dec 2023 11 1783
Virginia Lands Major Federal Infusion To Relieve Rail Bottleneck Over Potomac 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 2032
Las Vegas-S. California high-speed rail gets $3 billion federal grant 1 brooklynite Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1859
Breaking: Brown Announces First Step In Expanding Amtrak In Ohio 1 brooklynite Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 1525
Federal Railroad Admin chooses Scranton-NYC Amtrak route to move forward 0 brooklynite Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 15063
Chicago CTA: Yellow Line remains closed two weeks after crash, as investigation continues 0 marmar Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 2309
$50 million proposed to speed up high-speed rail service from Orlando to Tampa 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1885
This Cheap Street Fix Saves Lives. Why Don't More Cities Do It? 0 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 14 1884
DC/MD/VA: One year in, Silver Line Phase 2 ridership modest for Fairfax County stations 0 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1747
Starting on this day, November 15, 1968, you could take rapid transit from downtown Cleveland to the airport. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2176
On this day, November 15, 2022, Phase 2 of the DC Metrorail Silver Line opened, bringing service to Dulles and Ashburn. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2147
Still suspended: Amtrak trains into New York City 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2564
STB to form passenger-rail advisory committee 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1453
Metrolink to add extra cars to its trains and extra trains to its schedule for I-10 freeway closure in downtown LA 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2220
Metrolink to Suspend All Service Dec. 26-29 for System Modernization Makeover 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 1891
2023 election results: Four out of five transit measures pass 0 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1673
Second Avenue subway expansion into East Harlem gets $3.4 billion kick-start from Biden administration 0 brooklynite Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1692
Seattle: Sound Transit needs more railcars soon, so it won't run out of room for riders 1 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2932
House GOP punts vote on transportation funding amid Amtrak concerns 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1478
Republicans push bill to limit Amtrak's right of preference: Analysis 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 1953
Town hall meetings scheduled for proposed Interborough Express that would connect Brooklyn, Queens 0 brooklynite Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1879
VRE plans new weekend service, fare increases next year 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1513
basic transportation, rail buses in cuba. 1 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1510
NY: FTA to issue $3.4 billion full funding grant agreement for 2nd Ave. Subway Phase 2 project 2 marmar Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 1909

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Metro braces for closed stations, layoffs, reduced service without funding hike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1483
On this day, October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 11 2057
On October 27, 1904, the New York City subway system Commenced operation. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1741
basic transportation. i want one !!! 2 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 2050
Missouri transportation officials seek federal aid for expansion of Amtrak 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1959
'People are happier in a walkable neighborhood': the US community that banned cars 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 2568
early air travel and air traffic control. 0 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1578
It's a global climate solution -- if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs 5 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 11 2086
Meet the Sheep: BART Welcomes a New Animal to Its Fire Mitigation Toolkit 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Oct 2023 11 2835
Amtrak refusing new Acela trains amid safety issues and delays 0 marmar Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 1880
Jackson (Wyoming) Buys 8 Electric Buses For Transit System, But None Are Working 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 2266
moterized rickshaws , aka as tuk tuk. basic transportation. 1 AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1607
DC/MD/VA: Metro is mapping out its future with new stations and signs 0 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1492
With grant, Amtrak plans Gulf Coast route's return, 18 years after Katrina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1536
Amtrak seems unfazed by the nasty weather headed for the southeastern US. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 9 1632
New habits are making more commutes miserable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1659
Amtrak Is Adding More Late-Night Departures, With Fares Starting at Just $5 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1679
Dozens of Subway Windows Are Smashed in $500,000 Vandalism Spree 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 1771
Metro-North conductor undergoes surgery for broken jaw after being assaulted 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1441
Downtown Red Line stations to shut down during holiday season: WMATA 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1288
Philly Gives City Workers Free Transit. Can Other Cities Follow? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 815
Maryland Transit Administration Offers Free Transit Statewide All Weekend, September 22-24 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1321
New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks 8 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 1394
Increase in 'subway surfing' deaths prompts calls for safeguards 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1907
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1118
Mocking the terrible policy of adding lanes. 2 CoopersDad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1655
Faster trains to begin carrying passengers as Amtrak's monopoly falls 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3396
New Potomac bridge: Officials take first steps on project to double passenger rail capacity 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 2170
Amtrak: Temporary Service Adjustments in Place Due to Tropical Storm Idalia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1289
Caltrain to Pilot Stadler BEMU 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 861

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1303
After 'unexpected' $20M windfall, state to fund train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1887
Amtrak begins its first electric bus service to complement train schedules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1378
He helped build N.Y.'s Moynihan Train Hall. Now he's rebuilding D.C.'s Union Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1424
Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders 0 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1199
Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2375
Amtrak data is {are, you know what I mean} stale right now. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1109
2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1449
Amtrak sets hearing, seeks comments on accessibility plans for long-distance equipment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1201
Virginia: GETTING THERE VRE adjusting in post-pandemic world 1 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 954
Train delays are up from D.C. to Boston. It will not get better soon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3593
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss's Penn Station plans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1435
Excessive Heat and Weather Disruptions Are Causing Delays Systemwide on Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1341
The World's Newest Metro is Here! - Montreal REM 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 966
Amtrak may have to choose frequency over national service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1726
Amtrak's Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1235
NYC straphangers have tapped into subways via OMNY 1 billion times 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1465
Unscheduled Arrival: Metro Employees Helped Deliver Baby On Board Orange Line Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1581
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1312
Europe's sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 922
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