Boston halts all construction activities as coronavirus cases elevate to 33

The city of Boston is shutting down construction activity as fears about the spread of the coronavirus continue and officials attempt to flatten the infected rate.

Amtrak needs a bailout fast; Metro Transit cancels overnight service; S.F. transit does not alter much during lockdown

Amtrak and other passenger rail services say $1 billion is needed to help recover from the coronavirus pandemic sweeping through the U.S.

UPDATED MARCH 16: Rail Group Staff Report: Global railway industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, a pandemic, and the U.S. has declared a National Emergency. The global railway industry is ramping-up its response. Following is

Bells & Whistles Special—Saturday news update

Transit agencies suffer drop in ridership due to coronavirus fears. GoTriangle takes another angle with new commuter line. New transit line in Austin would cost taxpayers big time. Ottawa’s Confederation Line faces

Transit ridership drops significantly across the country amid coronavirus fears; some agencies cut service

With the coronavirus continuing to spread fear across the U.S., transit agencies are now starting to feel the effects of more people working from home and more people simply avoiding public gatherings.

Rail Group Staff Report: Global railway industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic

MARCH 12, 2020: The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, a pandemic, and the global railway industry is ramping-up its response. Following is a staff report from

Amtrak ridership hammered over coronavirus concerns

Despite press releases explaining how thoroughly Amtrak is cleaning its trains, ranging from every day to every hour, USA Today reports that, according to Amtrak, cancellations are up 300% and bookings are down

Watch video: CTA shows how it is sanitizing cars and stations during coronavirus outbreak

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) released a video on how crews are sanitizing trains and stations during the coronavirus outbreak. 

U.S. Senators propose bill to end Amtrak’s forced arbitration policy

During the fall of 2019, RT&S reported on the decision by Amtrak to end the right for passengers injured in an Amtrak accident to sue the passenger carrier, and said that any such

Metro Transit

Minnesota’s Metro Transit suffers decline in ridership in 2019

Overall transit riders took fewer trips on Metro Transit in 2019, but there is plenty of blame to go around.

Amtrak cleaning trains more frequently and waiving change fees due to coronavirus fears

Amtrak is cleaning its trains more frequently to help prevent or reduce the spread of coronavirus on its trains. In addition, it is waiving any fees usually incurred by changing an existing

New Amtrak CEO’s record on safety called into question

On Monday, RT&S reported that Amtrak has hired William J. Flynn to be its next CEO and president. Flynn is presently the CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide, which operates cargo aircraft and

Confirmed cases in N.Y. has MTA, rail agencies scrubbing stations, trains and cars

After two confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is on sanitize alert. 

Amtrak names new CEO

Amtrak announced that it has named William J. Flynn as its next Chief Executive Officer and President. Flynn, a seasoned business leader with four decades of transportation and logistics experience, will begin

Sound Transit

King County, Wash., planning to up its sanitizing game on light rail cars following first coronavirus death; China now using thermal scanners at stations

Now that the coronavirus is behind one death in King County, Wash., officials are working to sanitize public transit in the hopes ridership does not suffer a decline.

FRA Publishes Q4 2019 PTC Implementation Status Updates

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of December 31, 2019, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems

Atlanta board approves $11 billion for transit over the next 30 years

The city of Atlanta is getting ambitious with its transportation planning, but so is traffic congestion when it comes to covering the area.

Canadian National

Canadian National forced to shut down parts of network due to blockades

Canadian National announced that it will be forced to shut down significant parts of its Canadian network imminently unless the blockades on its rail lines are removed.

Washington State senator offers friendlier version of car tab fees to help Sound Transit

Washington State Sen. Marko Liias is trying to sell at the Kelley Blue Book price. The lawmaker has drafted a bill that could help Sound Transit remove some of the sting of

Chicago Transit Authority continues to commit funding to Red Line extension

The hope that Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line may run a little deeper in the future has not faded one bit. The CTA Board has decided to look into extending the

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