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Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Milton 0 mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago 23 hrs ago 3 276
The War on Public Transport 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday Wednesday 3 288
Amtrak's New Cleveland-to-Orlando Train Overshadows Car Shortages 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 355
Major delays reported on Metra train lines across Chicagoland area amid signal issues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 209
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Modified Amtrak service due to Hurricane Helene 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 26 Sep 26 5 216
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Equipment delays and derailed freight train cause CZ to be 17 hours late 3 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 22 Sep 22 3 431
Southern California: Metrolink will add midday trains for nontraditional workers, tourists 0 marmar Sep 20 Sep 20 3 189
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 15 Sep 15 3 125
Boston: 'Get it fixed': Red Line riders begin 3.5-week shutdown 1 marmar Sep 12 Sep 12 6 283
Modified Amtrak Service Due to Hurricane Francine 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 12 Sep 12 4 251
Atlanta: Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars! 2 marmar Sep 4 Sep 4 7 438
Seattle: Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link extension begins service 0 marmar Sep 2 Sep 2 3 223
Virginia reaches new deal with Norfolk Southern to extend passenger rail to the New River Valley 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 29 Aug 29 3 280
Megabus ends one DC route, turns another over to a new operator 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 27 Aug 27 0 269
DC/MD/VA: Billion-dollar deficits, drastic cuts: Metro faces fiscal catastrophe 2 marmar Aug 19 Aug 19 3 337
A self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, ZEMU, comes to San Bernardino County 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 15 Aug 16 6 438
Active Grand Rapids Community College students, employees can ride The Rapid for free this school year 0 FireUpChips10 Aug 16 Aug 16 1 213
N.J. Transit Says Thank You, and Sorry, With a Week of Free Rides 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 15 Aug 15 4 249
Caltrain rolls out new electric fleet in San Francisco 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 11 Aug 11 2 370
NYC's Penn Station can't use sought-after European travel model, experts say 1 marmar Aug 10 Aug 10 4 468
MARC and VRE unveil ticket-sharing agreement for easier transfers 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 9 Aug 9 3 210
Washington D.C.: Circulator bus system will begin phasing out Oct. 1 and end this year 1 marmar Aug 6 Aug 6 3 279
Amtrak asks for $299M to fix Northeast Corridor problems that constantly delay commuters 0 Wicked Blue Aug 1 Aug 1 1 291
Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over Amtrak delays 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 3 228
Amtrak abruptly cancels Chicago-Quincy round trip for a week 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 30 Jul 30 2 328

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amtrak begins management of Washington Union Station 1 marmar Jul 30 Jul 30 3 363
Vancouver: TransLink to cut transit services in half by 2025 without new funding model 3 marmar Jul 29 Jul 29 2 370
DC/MD/VA: Ten years in, Metro's Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again 0 marmar Jul 29 Jul 29 3 329
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even faster 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 24 Jul 24 0 327
Virginia faces Amtrak funding cuts despite record ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 24 Jul 24 1 257
San Francisco's Train System Still Uses Floppy Disks--and Will for Years 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 23 Jul 23 2 393
Global tech outage impacting North American transit information and ticketing systems 0 marmar Jul 22 Jul 22 1 264
Introducing Amtrak Borealis trains with Expanded Service between St. Paul and Chicago via Milwaukee 2 brooklynite May 2024 Jul 20 4 768
Amtrak service restored between Washington Union Station and Baltimore Penn Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 19 Jul 19 1 263
What Project 2025 Means for Our Cities 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 17 Jul 17 0 387
DC/MD/VA: End of the X2: All of the Metro bus routes are being rebranded 0 marmar Jul 11 Jul 11 2 336
Derailment between Chicago and Naperville causes delays to Amtrak trains to West Coast 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 11 Jul 11 3 332
Gateway Program gets $6.8 billion to dig new Hudson River tunnels 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 462
North Carolina Gov. Cooper, USDOT break ground on S-Line Project 1 marmar Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 329
Feds finalize new plan for Amtrak's future long-distance trains through Utah and South Dakota 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jul 2024 9 570
Iconic green and cream SEPTA trolleys dating back to the 1940s making their return 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 5 433
US FAA probes low-flying Southwest Airlines flight near Oklahoma City 3 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 556
Metro slowing above-ground train speeds due to heat wave 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 389
Dallas-Fort Worth high speed train plan in peril after city council vote 1 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 472
A 2,000-Mile Bangkok to Beijing Train Trip Gets Closer With Trial Run 0 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 345
Virginia and Charlotte, N.C., notify regulators of intent to acquire Norfolk Southern routes 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 418
DC/MD/VA: 5 Red Line stations are now closed for weeks of summer construction 0 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 339
Paris 2024: Cycling already a winner 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 Jun 2024 8 433
Amtrak's Acela upgrades its menu to match its speed 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 7 538
DC Metrorail retires 2000-series railcars 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 2 604
Zero-Emission Trainsets Coming to Chicago 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 4 745
Virginia Railway Express eyes expansion, part of Virginia's evolving rail trends 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 May 2024 2 776
What's the best bus between DC and New York? We tested 5 for comfort and value. 7 mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 May 2024 1 803
Amtrak seeks $300m for Great Lakes-area stations 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 905
high speed train 1 AllaN01Bear Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 397

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Virginia congressman calls on Metro to hand over documents requested by safety commission 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 811
Metra Announces 2024 Construction Projects, Service Increase 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 813
US, Japan signal support for Texas high-speed rail plan 1 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 991
The eastbound California Zephyr that left California on the 5th is way late. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 8 1465
Transit agency aims to make workers safer near train tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1038
Atlanta: Mayor announces plans for 4 new MARTA stations across city 0 marmar Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1188
Amtrak reschedules two trains for the solar eclipse 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1320
Amtrak Begins Major Harrisburg Line Track Renewal  1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1157
On March 22, 2023, six construction workers were killed when two cars racing on the Baltimore Beltway collided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1257
One State Targets Teen Drivers to Reduce Work Zone Deaths 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1165
found this on tubi tv. 3 AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 1323
Maryland Again Delays Purple Line Opening 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1197
A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn't had a traffic death in 7 years 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 24 2036
NYC subway conductor stabbed in neck sticking head out of A train cabin: 'Enough is enough' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 1485
You'll soon be able to ride the train between New Orleans and Atlanta again. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1395
New York MTA halts new contracts for capital projects 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1389
Paris's New Weapons in Climate Fight Are Metro Turnstiles and the Seine 1 marmar Feb 2024 Feb 2024 7 1278
DC/MD/VA: The 5 Red Line Metro stations that will close for the summer 0 marmar Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1166
VA: Ridership on the Tide has not bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but continues growth 0 marmar Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1192
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail: DBOM and More 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 1293
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