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Caltrain to Pilot Stadler BEMU 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1049
Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1481
After 'unexpected' $20M windfall, state to fund train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2155
Amtrak begins its first electric bus service to complement train schedules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1964
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 1595
Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders 0 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1447
Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2701
Amtrak data is {are, you know what I mean} stale right now. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1529
2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1656
Amtrak sets hearing, seeks comments on accessibility plans for long-distance equipment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1421
Virginia: GETTING THERE VRE adjusting in post-pandemic world 1 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1229
Train delays are up from D.C. to Boston. It will not get better soon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3791
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss's Penn Station plans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1622
Excessive Heat and Weather Disruptions Are Causing Delays Systemwide on Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1518
The World's Newest Metro is Here! - Montreal REM 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1138
Amtrak may have to choose frequency over national service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1884
Amtrak's Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1396
NYC straphangers have tapped into subways via OMNY 1 billion times 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1710
Unscheduled Arrival: Metro Employees Helped Deliver Baby On Board Orange Line Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1730
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1513
Europe's sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1105
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1699
FRA gives environmental go-ahead for California segment of Brightline West 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1416
Brightline testing at 110 mph scheduled in three Florida counties 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1509
Chicago: Final major stage of CTA's Red and Purple Modernization Phase One to begin July 28 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1827
Major changes in store for some SEPTA Regional Rail riders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1002
Snake found on Metro Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport 10 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2323
Why the overhead wires powering NJ Transit, Amtrak trains keep breaking 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 5915
Amtrak train cars derail in tunnel near Union Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1261
Amtrak train derailment near Union Station to impact VRE service through Wednesday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1929

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Is Orange County's Coastal Train Entering its Final Days? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1090
Amtrak cancels some upstate New York and New England service due to severe weather 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2312
NJ Transit suspends Northeast Corridor service due to Amtrak overhead power issues 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1267
With soaring Metro, DC Streetcar, and VRE ridership, Washington region leads transit recovery in US 1 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2051
basic transportation 1 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1229
Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro's rail lines - Los Angeles Times 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2949
poor urban planning , vs good urban planning with ppl and bicycles in mind . 0 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1688
Group sues Metro over rejection of anti-animal testing ads 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1209
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 4459
DC/MD/VA: WMATA increasing service, implementing courtesy stop option for late night riders 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1674
June 2022: Amtrak Debuts New National Network Locomotive 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1191
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 2215
Higher-speed Amtrak service between Chicago, St. Louis takes effect Monday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1618
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 969
Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief that left Los Angeles on June 21 is at long last nearing Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2308
As mass transit attempts to bounce back, San Francisco's BART lags other systems 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1064
DC/MD/VA: Metro faces $750 million budget gap, could lead to dramatic service cuts 1 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1540
On this day, June 22, 2009, two Metrorail trains collided between Fort Totten and Takoma. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2015
"I witnessed this on the Kitchener train coming into Toronto on Friday ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1481
I don't think people outside KW (especially in GTA) appreciate how good Waterloo's LRT is. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2220
I don't think people outside KW (especially in GTA) appreciate how good Waterloo's LRT is. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 974
MARTA, Atlanta break ground on region's first BRT line 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2412
l.a regional connector open as of jun 16 2023. 0 AllaN01Bear Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1802
Caltrain Operates First Electric Trains 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2333
basic transportation 0 AllaN01Bear Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1283
basic transportation. 3 AllaN01Bear Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1915
'Duped': Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2482
Honolulu, Los Angeles to roll out new passenger-rail lines 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1941
Special Report: 2023 Trends in Passenger Rail 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2001
New D.C. Bill Would Close Fare Evasion Loophole On Metro 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1687

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amtrak service is stopped between Baltimore and Wilmington this evening. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1933
Amtrak applies for FRA grants to fund projects on Northeast Corridor, long-distance, state-supported 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1858
Testing difficulties delay launch of faster Acela trains, Amtrak says 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 Jun 2023 4 1452
Md. Transportation Authority moves ahead with bike access on Nice-Middleton Bridge 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1716
So-Cal Rail Renaissance 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1366
Northern Virginia's Transit Network Generates $1.5B in Annual Revenue 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1500
High-speed rail gains steam as Atlanta, Dallas aim to come aboard 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 1440
This little-known rule shapes parking in America. Cities are reversing it 5 marmar May 2023 May 2023 10 2445
Potomac Yard Metro station, decades in the making, opens in northern Virginia 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1446
California's high-speed rail is running out of money, but progress has been made 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 2 2257
Amtrak trains detour across Nebraska due to severe weather. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1918
America's Largest Mass-Transit Systems Are Speeding Toward a Cliff 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 5 2910
Brightline Now Selling Tickets for Trips Between Orlando and South Florida 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 3 1535
2022: Overhaul of Baltimore station will help speed trains through busiest rail corridor in nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 1736
Quebec confirms largest North American electric bus project with a C$2.1 billion price tag, more tha 1 marmar May 2023 May 2023 2 2085
MARC's new study explores how to boost Brunswick Line service 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 982
Amtrak cancels service between Portland and Seattle due to landslide 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 1426
High-speed rail a $100m conversation starter in early Michigan budget 0 marmar May 2023 May 2023 3 2075
Chicago-St. Louis trains begin 110-mph running 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 5 2777
Germany's Flat-Rate Train Ticket 2 marmar Apr 2023 Apr 2023 5 1401
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