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President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail 3 usonian 23 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 11 266
Virginia Lands Major Federal Infusion To Relieve Rail Bottleneck Over Potomac 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 1 181
Las Vegas-S. California high-speed rail gets $3 billion federal grant 1 brooklynite Tuesday Tuesday 4 212
Breaking: Brown Announces First Step In Expanding Amtrak In Ohio 1 brooklynite Tuesday Tuesday 2 197
Federal Railroad Admin chooses Scranton-NYC Amtrak route to move forward 0 brooklynite Tuesday Tuesday 3 557
Chicago CTA: Yellow Line remains closed two weeks after crash, as investigation continues 0 marmar Dec 1 Dec 1 1 299
$50 million proposed to speed up high-speed rail service from Orlando to Tampa 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 1 Dec 1 3 243
This Cheap Street Fix Saves Lives. Why Don't More Cities Do It? 0 marmar Nov 29 Nov 29 14 578
DC/MD/VA: One year in, Silver Line Phase 2 ridership modest for Fairfax County stations 0 marmar Nov 24 Nov 24 1 283
Starting on this day, November 15, 1968, you could take rapid transit from downtown Cleveland to the airport. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 2 396
On this day, November 15, 2022, Phase 2 of the DC Metrorail Silver Line opened, bringing service to Dulles and Ashburn. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 2 442
Still suspended: Amtrak trains into New York City 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 14 0 491
STB to form passenger-rail advisory committee 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 2 166
Metrolink to add extra cars to its trains and extra trains to its schedule for I-10 freeway closure in downtown LA 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 2 358
Metrolink to Suspend All Service Dec. 26-29 for System Modernization Makeover 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 282
2023 election results: Four out of five transit measures pass 0 marmar Nov 11 Nov 11 2 220
Second Avenue subway expansion into East Harlem gets $3.4 billion kick-start from Biden administration 0 brooklynite Nov 6 Nov 6 0 267
Seattle: Sound Transit needs more railcars soon, so it won't run out of room for riders 1 marmar Nov 5 Nov 5 2 429
House GOP punts vote on transportation funding amid Amtrak concerns 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 3 Nov 3 0 191
Republicans push bill to limit Amtrak's right of preference: Analysis 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 31 Oct 31 4 441
Town hall meetings scheduled for proposed Interborough Express that would connect Brooklyn, Queens 0 brooklynite Oct 31 Oct 31 2 373
VRE plans new weekend service, fare increases next year 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 30 Oct 30 1 243
basic transportation, rail buses in cuba. 1 AllaN01Bear Oct 23 Oct 30 3 244
NY: FTA to issue $3.4 billion full funding grant agreement for 2nd Ave. Subway Phase 2 project 2 marmar Oct 27 Oct 30 2 362
Metro braces for closed stations, layoffs, reduced service without funding hike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 24 Oct 30 3 277
On this day, October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 29 Oct 29 11 597
On October 27, 1904, the New York City subway system Commenced operation. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 28 Oct 28 0 332
basic transportation. i want one !!! 2 AllaN01Bear Oct 14 Oct 14 6 839
Missouri transportation officials seek federal aid for expansion of Amtrak 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 12 Oct 12 3 489
'People are happier in a walkable neighborhood': the US community that banned cars 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 11 Oct 11 7 1036

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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early air travel and air traffic control. 0 AllaN01Bear Oct 10 Oct 10 3 323
It's a global climate solution -- if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs 5 Jilly_in_VA Oct 9 Oct 10 11 730
Meet the Sheep: BART Welcomes a New Animal to Its Fire Mitigation Toolkit 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Oct 9 11 1495
Amtrak refusing new Acela trains amid safety issues and delays 0 marmar Oct 7 Oct 7 7 495
Jackson (Wyoming) Buys 8 Electric Buses For Transit System, But None Are Working 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2 Oct 2 4 1053
moterized rickshaws , aka as tuk tuk. basic transportation. 1 AllaN01Bear Sep 28 Sep 28 0 594
DC/MD/VA: Metro is mapping out its future with new stations and signs 0 marmar Sep 26 Sep 26 3 588
With grant, Amtrak plans Gulf Coast route's return, 18 years after Katrina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 25 Sep 25 2 651
Amtrak seems unfazed by the nasty weather headed for the southeastern US. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 24 9 784
New habits are making more commutes miserable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 22 4 877
Amtrak Is Adding More Late-Night Departures, With Fares Starting at Just $5 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 20 Sep 20 6 890
Dozens of Subway Windows Are Smashed in $500,000 Vandalism Spree 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 14 Sep 14 8 1045
Metro-North conductor undergoes surgery for broken jaw after being assaulted 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 14 Sep 14 3 791
Downtown Red Line stations to shut down during holiday season: WMATA 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 13 Sep 13 3 766
Philly Gives City Workers Free Transit. Can Other Cities Follow? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 11 Sep 11 2 364
Maryland Transit Administration Offers Free Transit Statewide All Weekend, September 22-24 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 11 Sep 11 2 890
New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks 8 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 848
Increase in 'subway surfing' deaths prompts calls for safeguards 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1439
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 729
Mocking the terrible policy of adding lanes. 2 CoopersDad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1050
Faster trains to begin carrying passengers as Amtrak's monopoly falls 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2758
New Potomac bridge: Officials take first steps on project to double passenger rail capacity 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 1681
Amtrak: Temporary Service Adjustments in Place Due to Tropical Storm Idalia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 861
Caltrain to Pilot Stadler BEMU 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 464
Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 847
After 'unexpected' $20M windfall, state to fund train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1416
Amtrak begins its first electric bus service to complement train schedules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 586
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 1043
Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders 0 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 720
Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1935

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amtrak data is {are, you know what I mean} stale right now. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 741
2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1120
Amtrak sets hearing, seeks comments on accessibility plans for long-distance equipment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 869
Virginia: GETTING THERE VRE adjusting in post-pandemic world 1 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 514
Train delays are up from D.C. to Boston. It will not get better soon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3073
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss's Penn Station plans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1110
Excessive Heat and Weather Disruptions Are Causing Delays Systemwide on Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1039
The World's Newest Metro is Here! - Montreal REM 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 608
Amtrak may have to choose frequency over national service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1403
Amtrak's Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 931
NYC straphangers have tapped into subways via OMNY 1 billion times 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1142
Unscheduled Arrival: Metro Employees Helped Deliver Baby On Board Orange Line Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1266
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 808
Europe's sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 616
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1250
FRA gives environmental go-ahead for California segment of Brightline West 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1008
Brightline testing at 110 mph scheduled in three Florida counties 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 856
Chicago: Final major stage of CTA's Red and Purple Modernization Phase One to begin July 28 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1336
Major changes in store for some SEPTA Regional Rail riders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 549
Snake found on Metro Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport 10 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1336
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