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Paris - Berlin direct high speed train service launched 3 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1299
Twin Cities: More than $1 billion in federal funding for Blue Line LRT extension unclear as Trump takes office 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1120
Giving Amtrak Cascades the Upgrade It Deserves 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1216
15 injured after firetruck collides with Brightline train in Delray Beach 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1226
The Deadly Lure of Subway Surfing 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1341
DC travelers stranded as Amtrak train pulls out without passengers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 1329
DC/MD/VA: Some Metro trains using automation are overrunning station platforms 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 961
Chicago: CTA says bus schedules to return to prepandemic levels, one month after train service returns 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 918
Some Amtrak, NJ Transit service on Northeast Corridor restored (second update) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 869
Amtrak Is Currently Going Above And Beyond In Its Construction To Improve The Northeast Corridor Route 2 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1226
Amtrak Board Nominations: Schumer Wins Race Against Time; All Confirmed (Updated Dec. 21) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 892
Slide temporarily stops Amtrak Cascades service between Vancouver and Seattle 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 772
Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways 1 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1059
Amtrak's sleek new high-speed electric trains are coming next spring 1 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 1208
Amtrak ridership hits a record high, trims losses 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 886
Los Angeles: Metro ridership increases for the 23rd consecutive month in October 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 919
Metro adopts bus route redesigns for Northern Virginia areas 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 871
Removing Toronto bike lanes will make traffic worse, official document shows 1 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 982
Heirarchy of transportation hazard controls 0 CoopersDad Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 812
Starting on this day, November 15, 1968, you could take rapid transit from downtown Cleveland to the airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 869
Under Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation Priorities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1392
Chicago: CTA announces changes for Clark/Lake elevated station in the Loop 0 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 951
The Future of American Transit+Updates 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 875
On October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1660
General Election 2024 results: Transit ballot measures fare well at the polls 1 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 797
Amtrak: Winter Park Express to launch earlier this season 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 588
Final rule aimed at keeping rail transit workers safe near tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 748
US High-Speed Rail Map Shows How New Plans Might Work 4 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 926
San Francisco wants to build its biggest subway project ever. Here's what we know. 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 980
Colorado: Night thefts of copper wire worth $110,000 disrupted RTD trains 21 times since April 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 1603

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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SF: BART is dying. But will the Bay Area pay higher taxes to save it? 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 1060
MDOT, Maryland Economic Development Corporation work to develop TOD areas along MARC Penn Line through new strategy 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 948
Loudoun Co., Virginia, to vote on starting commuter bus service from exurbs, aims to get 98,000 cars daily off roads 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 804
Train operator killed, 23 others injured after NJ Transit light rail train strikes fallen tree in Mansfield Township 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1074
Why Cheap Bus Travel Is Disappearing In America 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1510
Trump pitches tax write-off for auto loans in Detroit speech 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1160
Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Milton 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 996
The War on Public Transport 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 805
Amtrak's New Cleveland-to-Orlando Train Overshadows Car Shortages 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 981
Major delays reported on Metra train lines across Chicagoland area amid signal issues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 778
Amtrak gives up on combined 91 and 97 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 897
Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Helene 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 747
Northbound Coast Starlight hits "unauthorized trespasser" between Salinas and San Jose 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1109
September 23, 2024 Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1117
The Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi Bikes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1220
Caltrain Commences Fully Electrified Service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 772
Equipment delays and derailed freight train cause CZ to be 17 hours late 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 1106
Southern California: Metrolink will add midday trains for nontraditional workers, tourists 0 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 786
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 580
Boston: 'Get it fixed': Red Line riders begin 3.5-week shutdown 1 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 919
Modified Amtrak Service Due to Hurricane Francine 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 743
Atlanta: Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars! 2 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 1002
Seattle: Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension begins service 0 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 818
Virginia reaches new deal with Norfolk Southern to extend passenger rail to the New River Valley 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 852
Megabus ends one DC route, turns another over to a new operator 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 688
DC/MD/VA: Billion-dollar deficits, drastic cuts: Metro faces fiscal catastrophe 2 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 908
A self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, ZEMU, comes to San Bernardino County 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 962
Active Grand Rapids Community College students, employees can ride The Rapid for free this school year 0 FireUpChips10 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 817
N.J. Transit Says Thank You, and Sorry, With a Week of Free Rides 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 682
Caltrain rolls out new electric fleet in San Francisco 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 913

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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NYC's Penn Station can't use sought-after European travel model, experts say 1 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1050
MARC and VRE unveil ticket-sharing agreement for easier transfers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 647
Washington D.C.: Circulator bus system will begin phasing out Oct. 1 and end this year 1 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 761
Amtrak asks for $299M to fix Northeast Corridor problems that constantly delay commuters 0 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 805
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over Amtrak delays 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 630
Amtrak abruptly cancels Chicago-Quincy round trip for a week 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 718
Amtrak begins management of Washington Union Station 1 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 799
Vancouver: TransLink to cut transit services in half by 2025 without new funding model 3 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 984
DC/MD/VA: Ten years in, Metro's Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 753
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even faster 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 660
Virginia faces Amtrak funding cuts despite record ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 606
San Francisco's Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks--and Will for Years 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 885
Global tech outage impacting North American transit information and ticketing systems 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 766
Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee 2 brooklynite May 2024 Jul 2024 4 1390
Amtrak service restored between Washington Union Station and Baltimore Penn Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 613
What Project 2025 Means for Our Cities 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 729
DC/MD/VA: End of the X2: All of the Metro bus routes are being rebranded 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 699
Derailment between Chicago and Naperville causes delays to Amtrak trains to West Coast 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 733
Gateway Program gets $6.8 billion to dig new Hudson River tunnels 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 801
North Carolina Gov. Cooper, USDOT break ground on S-Line Project 1 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 926
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