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Metro adopts bus route redesigns for Northern Virginia areas 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 984
Removing Toronto bike lanes will make traffic worse, official document shows 1 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1158
Heirarchy of transportation hazard controls 0 CoopersDad Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 946
Starting on this day, November 15, 1968, you could take rapid transit from downtown Cleveland to the airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 995
Under Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation Priorities 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1533
Chicago: CTA announces changes for Clark/Lake elevated station in the Loop 0 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 1073
The Future of American Transit+Updates 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 981
On October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1886
General Election 2024 results: Transit ballot measures fare well at the polls 1 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 989
Amtrak: Winter Park Express to launch earlier this season 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 712
Final rule aimed at keeping rail transit workers safe near tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 891
US High-Speed Rail Map Shows How New Plans Might Work 4 marmar Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 1132
San Francisco wants to build its biggest subway project ever. Here's what we know. 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1090
Colorado: Night thefts of copper wire worth $110,000 disrupted RTD trains 21 times since April 12 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 8 2078
SF: BART is dying. But will the Bay Area pay higher taxes to save it? 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 1250
MDOT, Maryland Economic Development Corporation work to develop TOD areas along MARC Penn Line through new strategy 0 marmar Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1130
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 3 924
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 1221
Why Cheap Bus Travel Is Disappearing In America 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 11 1667
Trump pitches tax write-off for auto loans in Detroit speech 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1353
Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Milton 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1176
The War on Public Transport 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 949
Amtrak's New Cleveland-to-Orlando Train Overshadows Car Shortages 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 1113
Major delays reported on Metra train lines across Chicagoland area amid signal issues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 883
Amtrak gives up on combined 91 and 97 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1002
Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Helene 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 850
Northbound Coast Starlight hits "unauthorized trespasser" between Salinas and San Jose 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1309
September 23, 2024 Amtrak Launching the Floridian, with Daily Service Between Chicago and Miami 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 1369
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Caltrain Commences Fully Electrified Service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 883

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Equipment delays and derailed freight train cause CZ to be 17 hours late 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 1293
Southern California: Metrolink will add midday trains for nontraditional workers, tourists 0 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 940
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 691
Boston: 'Get it fixed': Red Line riders begin 3.5-week shutdown 1 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 1112
Modified Amtrak Service Due to Hurricane Francine 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2024 Sep 2024 4 852
Atlanta: Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars! 2 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 1129
Seattle: Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension begins service 0 marmar Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 968
Virginia reaches new deal with Norfolk Southern to extend passenger rail to the New River Valley 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1024
Megabus ends one DC route, turns another over to a new operator 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 786
DC/MD/VA: Billion-dollar deficits, drastic cuts: Metro faces fiscal catastrophe 2 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1064
A self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, ZEMU, comes to San Bernardino County 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1122
Active Grand Rapids Community College students, employees can ride The Rapid for free this school year 0 FireUpChips10 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 954
N.J. Transit Says Thank You, and Sorry, With a Week of Free Rides 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 783
Caltrain rolls out new electric fleet in San Francisco 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1071
NYC's Penn Station can't use sought-after European travel model, experts say 1 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1232
MARC and VRE unveil ticket-sharing agreement for easier transfers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 757
Washington D.C.: Circulator bus system will begin phasing out Oct. 1 and end this year 1 marmar Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 913
Amtrak asks for $299M to fix Northeast Corridor problems that constantly delay commuters 0 Wicked Blue Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 991
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over Amtrak delays 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 738
Amtrak abruptly cancels Chicago-Quincy round trip for a week 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 845
Amtrak begins management of Washington Union Station 1 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 927
Vancouver: TransLink to cut transit services in half by 2025 without new funding model 3 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1195
DC/MD/VA: Ten years in, Metro's Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 856
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even faster 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 769
Virginia faces Amtrak funding cuts despite record ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 705
San Francisco's Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks--and Will for Years 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 1089
Global tech outage impacting North American transit information and ticketing systems 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 930
Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee 2 brooklynite May 2024 Jul 2024 4 1603
Amtrak service restored between Washington Union Station and Baltimore Penn Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 723
What Project 2025 Means for Our Cities 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 0 855

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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DC/MD/VA: End of the X2: All of the Metro bus routes are being rebranded 0 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 805
Derailment between Chicago and Naperville causes delays to Amtrak trains to West Coast 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 833
Gateway Program gets $6.8 billion to dig new Hudson River tunnels 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 894
North Carolina Gov. Cooper, USDOT break ground on S-Line Project 1 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1107
Feds finalize new plan for Amtrak's future long-distance trains through Utah and South Dakota 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jul 2024 9 1346
Iconic green and cream SEPTA trolleys dating back to the 1940s making their return 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 1066
US FAA probes low-flying Southwest Airlines flight near Oklahoma City 3 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 1127
Metro slowing above-ground train speeds due to heat wave 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 964
Dallas-Fort Worth high speed train plan in peril after city council vote 1 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 1147
A 2,000-Mile Bangkok to Beijing Train Trip Gets Closer With Trial Run 0 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 807
Virginia and Charlotte, N.C., notify regulators of intent to acquire Norfolk Southern routes 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 935
DC/MD/VA: 5 Red Line stations are now closed for weeks of summer construction 0 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 811
Paris 2024: Cycling already a winner 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 925
Amtrak's Acela upgrades its menu to match its speed 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 7 1092
DC Metrorail retires 2000-series railcars 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 1059
Zero-Emission Trainsets Coming to Chicago 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 1192
Virginia Railway Express eyes expansion, part of Virginia's evolving rail trends 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 May 2024 2 1231
What's the best bus between DC and New York? We tested 5 for comfort and value. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 1 1570
Amtrak seeks $300m for Great Lakes-area stations 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1415
high speed train 1 AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 854
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