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Second Avenue subway expansion into East Harlem gets $3.4 billion kick-start from Biden administration 0 brooklynite Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1995
Seattle: Sound Transit needs more railcars soon, so it won't run out of room for riders 1 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 3407
House GOP punts vote on transportation funding amid Amtrak concerns 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1754
Republicans push bill to limit Amtrak's right of preference: Analysis 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 2348
Town hall meetings scheduled for proposed Interborough Express that would connect Brooklyn, Queens 0 brooklynite Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 2207
VRE plans new weekend service, fare increases next year 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1861
basic transportation, rail buses in cuba. 1 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1898
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 2418
Metro braces for closed stations, layoffs, reduced service without funding hike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1818
On this day, October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 11 2489
On October 27, 1904, the New York City subway system Commenced operation. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 2094
basic transportation. i want one !!! 2 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 2455
Missouri transportation officials seek federal aid for expansion of Amtrak 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 2275
'People are happier in a walkable neighborhood': the US community that banned cars 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 3043
early air travel and air traffic control. 0 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1921
It's a global climate solution -- if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs 5 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 11 2587
Meet the Sheep: BART Welcomes a New Animal to Its Fire Mitigation Toolkit 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Oct 2023 11 3327
Amtrak refusing new Acela trains amid safety issues and delays 0 marmar Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 2328
Jackson (Wyoming) Buys 8 Electric Buses For Transit System, But None Are Working 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 2629
moterized rickshaws , aka as tuk tuk. basic transportation. 1 AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2010
DC/MD/VA: Metro is mapping out its future with new stations and signs 0 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1791
With grant, Amtrak plans Gulf Coast route's return, 18 years after Katrina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1814
Amtrak seems unfazed by the nasty weather headed for the southeastern US. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 9 2024
New habits are making more commutes miserable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1965
Amtrak Is Adding More Late-Night Departures, With Fares Starting at Just $5 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2065
Dozens of Subway Windows Are Smashed in $500,000 Vandalism Spree 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 2314
Metro-North conductor undergoes surgery for broken jaw after being assaulted 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1782
Downtown Red Line stations to shut down during holiday season: WMATA 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1544
Philly Gives City Workers Free Transit. Can Other Cities Follow? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1134
Maryland Transit Administration Offers Free Transit Statewide All Weekend, September 22-24 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1617

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks 8 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 2089
Increase in 'subway surfing' deaths prompts calls for safeguards 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2212
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1391
Mocking the terrible policy of adding lanes. 2 CoopersDad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 2059
Faster trains to begin carrying passengers as Amtrak's monopoly falls 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3716
New Potomac bridge: Officials take first steps on project to double passenger rail capacity 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 2676
Amtrak: Temporary Service Adjustments in Place Due to Tropical Storm Idalia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1561
Caltrain to Pilot Stadler BEMU 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1131
Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1563
After 'unexpected' $20M windfall, state to fund train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2246
Amtrak begins its first electric bus service to complement train schedules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 2203
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 1673
Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders 0 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1608
Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2847
Amtrak data is {are, you know what I mean} stale right now. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1676
2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1744
Amtrak sets hearing, seeks comments on accessibility plans for long-distance equipment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1505
Virginia: GETTING THERE VRE adjusting in post-pandemic world 1 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1404
Train delays are up from D.C. to Boston. It will not get better soon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3890
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss's Penn Station plans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1725
Excessive Heat and Weather Disruptions Are Causing Delays Systemwide on Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1608
The World's Newest Metro is Here! - Montreal REM 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1216
Amtrak may have to choose frequency over national service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1971
Amtrak's Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1478
NYC straphangers have tapped into subways via OMNY 1 billion times 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1809
Unscheduled Arrival: Metro Employees Helped Deliver Baby On Board Orange Line Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1807
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1637
Europe's sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1203
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1788
FRA gives environmental go-ahead for California segment of Brightline West 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1506

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Brightline testing at 110 mph scheduled in three Florida counties 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1627
Chicago: Final major stage of CTA's Red and Purple Modernization Phase One to begin July 28 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1961
Major changes in store for some SEPTA Regional Rail riders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1098
Snake found on Metro Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport 10 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2506
Why the overhead wires powering NJ Transit, Amtrak trains keep breaking 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 6075
Amtrak train cars derail in tunnel near Union Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1342
Amtrak train derailment near Union Station to impact VRE service through Wednesday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2004
Is Orange County's Coastal Train Entering its Final Days? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1173
Amtrak cancels some upstate New York and New England service due to severe weather 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2461
NJ Transit suspends Northeast Corridor service due to Amtrak overhead power issues 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1401
With soaring Metro, DC Streetcar, and VRE ridership, Washington region leads transit recovery in US 1 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2150
basic transportation 1 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1315
Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro's rail lines - Los Angeles Times 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 3167
poor urban planning , vs good urban planning with ppl and bicycles in mind . 0 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1775
Group sues Metro over rejection of anti-animal testing ads 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1284
New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion 4 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4576
DC/MD/VA: WMATA increasing service, implementing courtesy stop option for late night riders 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1813
June 2022: Amtrak Debuts New National Network Locomotive 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1270
TX: DART looks to beat extreme heat by opening up 7 new cooling centers. Here's where they are 1 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2346
Higher-speed Amtrak service between Chicago, St. Louis takes effect Monday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1691
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