The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released preliminary findings of the Train Speed and Safety Task Force that demonstrate subway train speeds on certain sections of track can be increased by as much
The 1960s are looking attractive again for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA is looking at reactivating a rail line that has been out of service since 1962, and despite
If it cannot be used here, reuse it somewhere else.
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GeekWire reports Microsoft has donated a total of $573,667 to a study assessing the feasibility of high-speed rail between Vancouver, B.C., Seattle, and Portland. This is part of the company’s effort to
From New Jersey, transit is the gateway into New York City. And if you are going to mention gateway, you might as well bring up the Gateway Project.
New Jersey Transit recently announced that construction of the new Elizabeth train station and platform extension project on the Northeast Corridor is set to begin later this fall. The NJ Transit Board
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is cutting transit spending in the state. Check that, he is moving transit funding in the state, and the city of Baltimore is not happy.
Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. Operation Lifesaver, a nonprofit organization operating in the U.S. and Canada, works
Work resumes this weekend on a critical Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) track-rebuilding project near the Lafayette Station. There will be a track shutdown between the Orinda and Walnut Creek stations on
Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on “Challenges and Opportunities for Commuter Railroads.” Rogoff noted Sounder’s 30 percent ridership increase since 2014 and talked about
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You can make a lot of things out of cotton. In Dallas area, what was once known as the “Cotton Belt” railroad track is now going to be DART’s new Silver Line.
The New York Times is reporting that there is new tension between the United States and China. The issue involves CRRC Corporation, a Chinese state-owned company, which is the largest manufacturer of
You heard of someone in serious debt? What about someone in serious investment? The latter is what the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City is all about, as the agency announced
Work with what is there. That usually is the calling following one of two things: an awful haircut or a bad paint job. Workers on Florida’s Brightline project, however, never felt more
KUOW radio, a National Public Radio affiliate in Washington state, is reporting that Amtrak has accepted liability for the accident on December 18, 2017, involving Amtrak train 501, the inaugural run of the Seattle
Since shortly after World War II, the number of people employed by the railroad industry has trended downward. Several years saw increases in rail employment. One example was the 2014 traffic boom,
I am not sure if the officer asked the driver of the golf cart to raise both hands and slowly exit the vehicle. Yes, that’s golf cart, as in something you would most
A standing room only crowd at a Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee hearing is proof that the topic of increasing passenger rail service in western Pennsylvania is a hot one.