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Missouri transportation officials seek federal aid for expansion of Amtrak 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 2086
'People are happier in a walkable neighborhood': the US community that banned cars 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 2771
early air travel and air traffic control. 0 AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1718
It's a global climate solution -- if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs 5 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 11 2261
Meet the Sheep: BART Welcomes a New Animal to Its Fire Mitigation Toolkit 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Oct 2023 11 3012
Amtrak refusing new Acela trains amid safety issues and delays 0 marmar Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 2048
Jackson (Wyoming) Buys 8 Electric Buses For Transit System, But None Are Working 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 2428
moterized rickshaws , aka as tuk tuk. basic transportation. 1 AllaN01Bear Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1773
DC/MD/VA: Metro is mapping out its future with new stations and signs 0 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1591
With grant, Amtrak plans Gulf Coast route's return, 18 years after Katrina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1643
Amtrak seems unfazed by the nasty weather headed for the southeastern US. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 9 1768
New habits are making more commutes miserable 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 1765
Amtrak Is Adding More Late-Night Departures, With Fares Starting at Just $5 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1838
Dozens of Subway Windows Are Smashed in $500,000 Vandalism Spree 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 1995
Metro-North conductor undergoes surgery for broken jaw after being assaulted 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1553
Downtown Red Line stations to shut down during holiday season: WMATA 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1378
Philly Gives City Workers Free Transit. Can Other Cities Follow? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 937
Maryland Transit Administration Offers Free Transit Statewide All Weekend, September 22-24 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1435
New bullet trains misfire on old U.S. railroad tracks 8 marmar Sep 2023 Sep 2023 14 1713
Increase in 'subway surfing' deaths prompts calls for safeguards 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2023
BLET engineers unanimously endorse strike at NJ Transit 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1227
Mocking the terrible policy of adding lanes. 2 CoopersDad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 6 1824
Faster trains to begin carrying passengers as Amtrak's monopoly falls 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3508
New Potomac bridge: Officials take first steps on project to double passenger rail capacity 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 2384
Amtrak: Temporary Service Adjustments in Place Due to Tropical Storm Idalia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1380
Caltrain to Pilot Stadler BEMU 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 970
Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1395
After 'unexpected' $20M windfall, state to fund train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 2024
Amtrak begins its first electric bus service to complement train schedules 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1680
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 1512

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Anchorage's city bus driver shortage brings cancellations and delays for riders 0 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1321
Families of Chester boys killed on railroad tracks sue Amtrak for $20 million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2530
Amtrak data is {are, you know what I mean} stale right now. 8 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1333
2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1568
Amtrak sets hearing, seeks comments on accessibility plans for long-distance equipment 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1297
Virginia: GETTING THERE VRE adjusting in post-pandemic world 1 marmar Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1103
Train delays are up from D.C. to Boston. It will not get better soon. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3697
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss's Penn Station plans 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1526
Excessive Heat and Weather Disruptions Are Causing Delays Systemwide on Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1432
The World's Newest Metro is Here! - Montreal REM 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 1048
Amtrak may have to choose frequency over national service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1814
Amtrak's Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1320
NYC straphangers have tapped into subways via OMNY 1 billion times 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1593
Unscheduled Arrival: Metro Employees Helped Deliver Baby On Board Orange Line Train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1656
Canada names groups able to submit proposals for High Frequency Rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1406
Europe's sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1012
On this day, July 24, 2013, a high-speed train derailed rounding a curve in Spain. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1596
FRA gives environmental go-ahead for California segment of Brightline West 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1334
Brightline testing at 110 mph scheduled in three Florida counties 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1346
Chicago: Final major stage of CTA's Red and Purple Modernization Phase One to begin July 28 0 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1730
Major changes in store for some SEPTA Regional Rail riders 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 907
Snake found on Metro Blue Line train at Reagan National Airport 10 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2089
Why the overhead wires powering NJ Transit, Amtrak trains keep breaking 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 5741
Amtrak train cars derail in tunnel near Union Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1172
Amtrak train derailment near Union Station to impact VRE service through Wednesday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1849
Is Orange County's Coastal Train Entering its Final Days? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1003
Amtrak cancels some upstate New York and New England service due to severe weather 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2157
NJ Transit suspends Northeast Corridor service due to Amtrak overhead power issues 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1117
With soaring Metro, DC Streetcar, and VRE ridership, Washington region leads transit recovery in US 1 marmar Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1956
basic transportation 1 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1116

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro's rail lines - Los Angeles Times 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2687
poor urban planning , vs good urban planning with ppl and bicycles in mind . 0 AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1591
Group sues Metro over rejection of anti-animal testing ads 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1120
New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion 4 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4308
DC/MD/VA: WMATA increasing service, implementing courtesy stop option for late night riders 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1567
June 2022: Amtrak Debuts New National Network Locomotive 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1111
TX: DART looks to beat extreme heat by opening up 7 new cooling centers. Here's where they are 1 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2105
Higher-speed Amtrak service between Chicago, St. Louis takes effect Monday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1520
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 900
Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief that left Los Angeles on June 21 is at long last nearing Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2225
As mass transit attempts to bounce back, San Francisco's BART lags other systems 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 974
DC/MD/VA: Metro faces $750 million budget gap, could lead to dramatic service cuts 1 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1436
On this day, June 22, 2009, two Metrorail trains collided between Fort Totten and Takoma. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1908
"I witnessed this on the Kitchener train coming into Toronto on Friday ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1372
I don't think people outside KW (especially in GTA) appreciate how good Waterloo's LRT is. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2137
I don't think people outside KW (especially in GTA) appreciate how good Waterloo's LRT is. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 890
MARTA, Atlanta break ground on region's first BRT line 0 marmar Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2291
l.a regional connector open as of jun 16 2023. 0 AllaN01Bear Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1712
Caltrain Operates First Electric Trains 9 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2080
basic transportation 0 AllaN01Bear Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1193
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