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DC/MD/VA: Silver Line service between Reston and Ashburn can start before Thanksgiving, Metro says 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1898
Metrolink's new Arrow Line opens between San Bernardino and Redlands 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1752
DC/MD/VA: Metro Says Silver Line Extension Ready to Open -- But There Aren't Enough Trains 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1799
Emergency stabilization work to start this week on OCTA-owned San Clemente tracks 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1902
NC By Train service sets record for ridership in September 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1956
STB Launches Office of Passenger Rail. 0 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1540
Why Climate Change Is Keeping an Amtrak Train from Running On Time 2 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 2207
How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1497
Officials celebrate completion of the Long Island Rail Road Third Track project 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1724
Honolulu rail project remains eligible for federal funds with FTA approval of recovery plan 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1994
Metro Delays Potomac Yard Station Opening, Extends Closures South Of National Airport 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1594
Amtrak Temporarily Adjusts Service Due to Hurricane Ian 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1665
Nixon and Pat ride into future on just-launched Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) 50 years ago this week 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1798
DC: A First Look At The New Metro Map, Featuring Silver Line Extension And Name Changes 1 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1760
Inside the plant building the fastest passenger trains in America 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 1758
San Francisco: SFMTA announces opening schedule of Central Subway Project 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1928
Chicago: CTA reports on rail service optimization progress 1 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1765
Toronto: Preferred proponent teams selected for two contracts associated with the Ontario Line 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2140
Gateway transit link: Commuter Tunnel Under the Hudson Won't Be Finished Until 2035 2 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 2249
Ridership milestones on OCTA, MTA and Colorado transit systems 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1611
DC/MD/VA: Additional 7000-series trains returning to Metrorail service September 12 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1773
The End Of An Era: MetroCard Machines In NYC Will Be Phased Out By 2023 5 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 4129
Rolling down the track: Germany debuts the first hydrogen-powered passenger train service 2 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 9 2818
Chicago: K-9 teams returning to CTA rail system with new security contract 1 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1993
Amtrak's planned Albany connection could be stepping stone to Springfield's passenger rail goal 0 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 2238
Details released on congestion tolls for New York City drivers 1 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 1566
Mass. Gov. Baker: MBTA must prove it doesn't need federal takeover 0 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1689
MBTA seeks temporary bus lanes for 30-day Orange Line shutdown; drivers encouraged to take Commuter 0 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1606
THE TRAM-WAYS OF JAMAICA, History of Public transportation in Jamaica 1 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 1649
Metro St. Louis estimates flood damage between $18-$20 million 0 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1938

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Is This the Future of Urban Resilience? 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1583
TransitCenter report examines the transit operator crisis 1 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1862
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1942
Riders Jump From Windows to Escape Burning Boston Subway Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 1732
It was the cost for me to drive from DC to NJ & back than it was to take @Amtrak , alone ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 7 1880
Extreme weather impacting DART, MTA 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2117
Matt Hilburn, who criticized Washington transit pseudonymously as Unsuck DC Metro, has died. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1882
Amtrak urges regulators to reject CN's request to gain control of KCS's former Gateway Western track 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1804
MN: Will fewer light-rail vehicles improve customer experience? Metro Transit is testing it out. 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 2333
Texas Central has a plan, organizers say more details coming 'at an appropriate time' 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1765
Amtrak to offer third daily departure from Norfolk, Virginia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1518
Here's how Parallel Reality is helping passengers at Detroit Metro Airport 0 marmar Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1739
October 2021: How Italy's high-speed trains helped kill Alitalia 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 6 2072
Hudson River Tunnel Project Moves Ahead as States Agree to Share Costs 2 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1654
The battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 1704
Anger and heartbreak on Bus No. 15 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 10 2965
NTSB official addresses train crossing safety measures after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash 2 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1898
On this day, June 22, 2009, two Metrorail trains collided between Fort Totten and Takoma 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1594
New bill would require Philly employers to offer transit benefits to workers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1551
On this day, June 19, 1876, Nigel Gresley was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1489
Toronto City Council moves design forward for Eglinton East LRT and Waterfront East LRT projects 0 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1870
Mass.: MBTA cutting weekday service on subways in response to federal safety directives 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1414
DC/VA/MD: How to get around this fall's Blue, Yellow Metro line construction 1 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1388
Chicagoland: CTA, Pace, Metra release new regional connect pass 1 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1619
Brightline aims to start Orlando service by Christmas, Edens says 0 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1485
New LIRR terminal for East Side Access project to be called Grand Central Madison 0 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 1744
CA: First phase of Valley Link Rail Project enters Project Development of CIG Program 1 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 1747
Special Report: Passenger Rail Trends 0 marmar Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2120
Why does transit infrastructure cost so much in the U.S.? 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 2116
Graffiti on Subway Surges as World Visits NYC for 'Risky Game' 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 1 1698

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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San Diego Trolley equipment finds new life in Argentina 4 peppertree May 2022 May 2022 3 1922
More things Elon is wrong about. 1 Old Crank May 2022 May 2022 1 1681
MBTA 'Welcomes' Federal Safety Investigation, Report Expected by Late Summer 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 0 1305
New FRA program to facilitate development of intercity passenger rail corridors 0 marmar May 2022 May 2022 2 1553
On May 12, 1968, C&O passenger train the Fast Flying Virginian (FFV) made its final run. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 2022
On this day, May 1, 1971, fifty-one years ago today, Amtrak began operation. 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1813
London's $25 billion plan to end traffic congestion 1 marmar May 2022 May 2022 0 1387
San Francisco could one day have a Geary subway. Here's what it would mean for the west side: 0 marmar May 2022 May 2022 3 1713
Amtrak expands service to near pre-pandemic levels ahead of DC summer travel 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 3 1310
Redefining Walkability 0 marmar May 2022 May 2022 4 1344
From January: Amtrak offers 15% student discount all year, even deeper discounts for Virginia routes 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 2 1510
Canada's $12BN New Underground "Light" Rail in Toronto 0 marmar Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1893
USDOT finalizes $1.76 billion TIFIA loan for Maryland Purple Line project 0 marmar Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1864
And America's Best Bus Stop Is ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1675
NJ Transit: Why Do Pedestrians Keep Getting Hit by Trains? 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1803
Fairfax County, Virginia, seeks $572M in funds for electric buses, road projects 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1327
Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station in Washington DC 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1654
How the Roman Empire built their roads. 6 OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 11 2106
How the Gulf Coast train beef between Amtrak and CSX is intensifying 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1495
Toronto: Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunneling begins 0 marmar Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1521
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