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In need of $1 billion, Amtrak cuts management pay as it faces 'unprecedented' ridership loss 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1724
Amtrak's high-speed Acela service has been suspended 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1556
Amtrak suspends Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian train lines due to COVID-19; now through April 5 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 1197
San Francisco's Muni Metro, light rail service to shut down amid pandemic 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1385
DC: Metro to close additional 17 stations and selected entrances amid low-ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1233
Megabus has cancelled all trips for the next 30 days. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1411
In a week, the coronavirus razed U.S. transit and rail systems 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1497
Amtrak slashes service, suspends some cafe cars 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1519
2017: Leon Westmoreland named to Amtrak board. 2020: New development 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1548
Amtrak is making 'saver' tickets nonrefundable, embracing airlines-like fare policy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1277
Are Americans Ready to Love Trains Again? 16 marmar Feb 2020 Feb 2020 11 3339
Texas Central unveils first look at interior layout of Texas High-Speed Train 0 marmar Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1533
Combatting distracted communities to boost rail safety 0 marmar Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1366
Trump budget proposal slashes Amtrak funding while boosting highway spending 9 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 2330
Metromover beats monorail for riders to Miami Beach, but costs more. Worth it? 0 marmar Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1693
Mississippi cities to Mobile: Commit to Amtrak's Gulf Coast return 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1346
NYC subway chief Andy Byford resigns after 2 years 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1399
Amtrak Asks 2 People Who Use Wheelchairs To Pay $25,000 For A Ride 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2406
This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Jan 2020 3 2694
Virginia to build Long Bridge and acquire CSX right of way to expand passenger train service 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 6 2327
DC Metro And Its Largest Union Reach 4-Year Agreement That Could Phase Out Privatization 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1555
Is MARC's newest plan to improve service a step backwards? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1813
Take a ride on the subway with this very cool interactive map of New York City's system. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 Dec 2019 8 1505
Virginia plans to expand the Long Bridge connection with another crossing 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1492
New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 2850
DC: New toll roads intended to expand car pools, maybe rail 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1266
It's all about highways for the Trump Administration's DOT 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1529
On October 29, 1983, a GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Nov 2019 1 4949
Amtrak, Seeking to Break Even, Sees Some Light at the End of the Tunnel 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1536
Amtrak aspires to a 2-hour D.C.-N.Y. trip, but it's going to take a lot more than faster trains 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1631

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At least 73 dead in massive train fire in eastern Pakistan 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1477
Commenced operation on October 27, 1904: the New York City subway system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1349
"One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat." -- Penn Station, NYC, 1910 - 1963 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2476
MARC's commuter train connecting West Virginia to DC may drop to only one round trip per day 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1574
A "Two Amtrak" Concept 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2478
Your Navigation App Is Making Traffic Unmanageable 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2233
This video explains why public transit in America is so bad 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1693
Fearing 'Spy Trains,' Congress May Ban a Chinese Maker of Subway Cars 2 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1680
The end of the Amtrak dining car 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1361
LIRR debuts M-9s 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1551
Virginia won't let anything derail its growing Amtrak service 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1554
Virginia: Bus route for Danville to D.C., with a stop in Lynchburg, in the works 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1375
Federal transit agency approves Honolulu rapid rail plan 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1585
See inside Amtrak's luxurious new train cars, the closest thing to European rail the US has yet seen 7 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2283
Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit? 5 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 2036
New plan cuts more than $1B off New York rail tunnel cost 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1495
Phoenix: Will America's 'Least Sustainable City' vote to kill rail transit? 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1873
What does a traffic jam in Atlanta have to do with segregation? Quite a lot. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 2628
Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? -- BBC 1 Dem_in_Nebr. Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 2326
Building the Transcontinental Railroad, the moonshot of the 19th century 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Aug 2019 9 2853
Sleeper trains, long considered old-fashioned and nostalgic, are picking up steam. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Aug 2019 9 2693
Texas commuter railroad to implement PTC this month 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1334
When It Comes to Transportation Infrastructure, No Bill Is Better Than a Bad Bill 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1368
DC's Union Station Has Serious Security Vulnerabilities, Per Amtrak Inspector General Report 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1376
MARC, VRE say on-time performance has dropped, cite increase in CSX trains as one factor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1412
Charges dropped for second time against Amtrak 188 engineer involved in 2015 derailment 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1419
Think Legroom on Planes is Bad Now? And It's Going to Get Worse 3 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1895
Amtrak will launch nonstop service between Washington, D.C. and New York 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1387
Amtrak: Trains traveling south of Washington are now stopped due to severe weather conditions. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2234
Interesting article I came across, describing attempts to fix housing shortages for lower income... 8 SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 4238

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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10 years since Red Line crash: What it was like and how it shaped Metro 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1669
DC: Metro has a new team running its rail operations. Here's what makes it unusual. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 10 2606
New York: Suspect Arrested in Rash of Subway Brake Pullings That Disrupted Thousands 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1579
Legislation slashing Amtrak security 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 6 1572
May 22, 1915: over 200 die in the worst rail disaster in British history 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1630
NTSB MEDIA ADVISORY: Amtrak Accident Subject of Board Meeting 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1410
Self-driving vehicle pulled over by curious police officer 3 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1954
Next-Generation Acela Rail Cars Taking Shape in N.Y. Factory 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 1 1858
Trump names former Rep. Todd Rokita, an opponent of federal funding for Amtrak, to Amtrak board. 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1804
Happy 48th birthday, Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 4 1592
New safety system launch causes some delays for Virginia Railway Express 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1785
Today is the 73rd Anniversary of the Wreck of the Exposition Flyer. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2770
NYC Subway Chief May Quite Over Tensions With Cuomo, Colleagues Fear 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1537
Amtrak advances Baltimore Penn Station project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1636
North Carolina: GoTriangle calls off Durham-Orange light-rail project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1575
Amtrak's Hiawatha Service Sees Record Increase in Passenger Ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1732
After decades of resistance, Atlanta's booming suburbs face a historic vote on public transit 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1861
High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2263
Manhattan drivers may soon face congestion fee to pay for subway fix 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1602
CHSRA was established 23 years ago. Since then, China has built 16,000 miles of high-speed rail. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1864
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