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NTSB urges railroads to boost safety measures for workers on the rails 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1096
Train derailments like the Montana incident are rare, but other rail-related deaths are on the rise 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 989
Wife of Illinois software engineer killed in MT train derailment sues Amtrak as NTSB probe continues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1269
Birmingham Amtrak train station gets $250,000 grant for 'seamless connections for travelers' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1045
A rail conductor asked a passenger to put a mask on. Then the rider attacked him, police say. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 11 1530
DC-area Metro commits to more stringent safety standards to protect track workers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 976
Democrats push bill linking public transit to affordable housing 1 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1038
Transportation mask scofflaws to face increased fines 2 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1020
San Francisco: Late night subway service returns to SFMTA in October 0 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1045
Washington DC: Metro considers Georgetown station, Blue Line expansion to address future ridership 1 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1168
Federal regulators to review Amtrak's request to restore Gulf Coast service. 0 elleng Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1116
Mexico revives dream of San Antonio-to-Monterrey rail service 0 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 973
SF Bay Area: Versatile but problem-plagued, the last 1990s-era C2 BART car is gone 0 marmar Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 1026
Climate change won't stop while America hates trains and walking 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1016
Can America's COVID-Battered Commuter Rail Make a Comeback? 3 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1730
Infrastructure Summer: Amtrak Victorious 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1385
South Florida: Commuter rail might finally come to the coast. Here's where it would run 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1149
Amtrak Joe vs. the Modern Robber Barons 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1144
Train travel collapsed early in the pandemic, but a summer resurgence is offering a boost for Amtrak 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1029
U.S. will extend COVID-19 transport mask mandate through Jan. 18 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 966
The Elusive Dream of the 15-Minute City 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1352
10 Busiest Metro Systems in the World. (2019, pre-pandemic) 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1172
JUST IN: Amtrak mandates that all employees get vaccinated 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 9 1068
Board lets Amtrak move ahead with Gulf Coast passenger plan 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1028
WMATA: Regional capital investment has delivered safety, more reliable service (DC Metro) 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1252
No Juuls on the Acela: Infrastructure bill bans vaping on Amtrak 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1240
Google study shows New Yorkers are most eager to return to transit use 1 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1278
A light rail line to Houston's Hobby Airport could be one step closer to reality 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1436
Bus lanes are working in Toronto 1 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1470
Dear VTA, if you're going to allow large groups of schoolchildren to ride for free 8 KamaAina May 2011 Jul 2021 0 3668

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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DC/VA/MD: Potomac Yard Metrorail Station delayed at least five months due to 'inexcusable' mistake 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1915
New Orleans RTA to mandate vaccines for all employees 1 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 1092
SF Bay Area: BART's reduced service hours allowed for acceleration of infrastructure projects 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 1381
Transit funding is a final obstacle to an infrastructure deal: What is the 80-20 split, and why ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1263
China unveils 600 kph maglev train - state media 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1320
Calgary-Banff passenger rail project advances to development phase 4 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1953
New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan Would Boost MBTA Providence Line Projects 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1315
MARC will return to normal this fall. But what's the new normal for Maryland's commuter rail riders? 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1448
DC Metro Wants To Temporarily Ban Riders Who Commit Weapons And Sex Offenses On Trains And Buses 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1367
Amtrak stops service between Eugene and Sacramento after wildfire damages tracks 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1114
Santa Clara VTA targets return of light-rail service by end of July 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1127
Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1244
Washington DC: Metrorail's July 4 Ridership Hits Highest Numbers Since March 2020 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1183
Chicago: CTA ridership jumps more than 55 percent since start of year 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1020
Province on board with building high-speed Calgary-Edmonton rail link: developer 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1187
Passenger Rail Is Not Dead Yet 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1439
Tibet's first bullet train line enters service 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1509
New York MTA: Brand New R211 Subway Cars being Towed to Coney Island Yard 2 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1627
Excessive heat impacts passenger rail and transit operations in Pacific Northwest 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1617
Miami-Dade to add 42 Proterra electric buses to existing order 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1146
New York subway daily ridership reaches 2.5 million, breaking pandemic-era record 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1452
A 148-year-old tunnel is the biggest rail bottleneck between D.C. and New Jersey. Here's the new pla 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2399
Are "Amtrak Joe's" Claims About Rail Travel Being Green True? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1429
COVID-19 devastated public transit, and underscored how indispensable it is 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1569
NC: With bus drivers in short supply, some Triangle transit agencies must cut service 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1793
Special Report: Passenger Rail Stat Snapshot 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1335
'Greenway Stimulus' Could Bring Boom in Bike and Walking Trails 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1512
Missouri Amtrak service to go twice-daily again starting July 19 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1553
San Diego's high-speed rail plan hinges on urban density as population growth wanes 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1659
Fort Worth bike rentals are booming, and electric ebikes are providing the jolt 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 7 1498

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amtrak unveils details, cost of corridor expansion plan 3 marmar May 2021 May 2021 3 1375
L.A. Metro Board approves proposed project for North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT corridor project 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1559
New York City: East Side Access On Track for 2022 Opening 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 4 1103
At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 27 2663
Toronto: Scarborough subway starts 'major' work in June, tunnelling next year, province says 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1209
Amtrak strives to roar back from pandemic as it restores more Seattle service 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 5 1275
Amtrak Empire Builder resumes daily service across Montana 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1170
Urban Walkability Gains a Foothold in the U.S. 3 marmar May 2021 May 2021 7 1868
Toronto: Construction of Kipling Transit Hub complete 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1245
If you don't mind changing trains and going several hundred miles out of your way that train can ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 1619
NYC subway's recovery put at risk by crime even as city rebounds 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1540
Brightline extension to Orlando is halfway complete 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 3 1276
Amtrak leaders pitch new Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati route: 'It's our goal to get this done 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 6 1282
MTA returns to 24-hour service with largest officer presence in the past quarter century 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1602
Metro is behind on training and safety protocols, audit says 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 0 1048
On this day, May 12, 1968, C&O passenger train the Fast Flying Virginian (FFV) made its final run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1739
High-speed train services in UK disrupted after cracks found 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1261
Entire U.S. transit bus fleet could transition to zero emission at a cost of $56B to $89B 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1563
Passenger Rail Returning to Virginia's New River Valley 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1027
Kiewit, Mass Electric finalize Texas Central (high-speed rail) contract 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1380
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