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How Seattle built one of America's most successful Light Rail systems! 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 15 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 2 263
Seattle Is Building Light Rail Like It's 1999 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday Friday 2 299
How SEPTA Almost Died in 2025 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday Thursday 0 213
Amtrak just put their USA rail pass on sale 3 Trailrider1951 Wednesday Wednesday 10 400
New York City's Congestion Pricing, One Year Later 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 6 Jan 6 2 265
Amtrak's New Airo Trains Are Ready -- The Maintenance Isn't 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 5 Jan 5 1 364
Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 Jan 1 5 299
Chicago's CTA & Metra About to Revive -- But Here's What Needs Changing 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 1 Jan 1 2 283
8 NEW Transit Projects Opening in 2026 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 30 Dec 30 3 337
End of the line for the NYC subway MetroCard 1 marmar Dec 28 Dec 28 5 410
The Tunnel That Could Save San Francisco But Never Gets Built 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 28 Dec 28 1 439
Debunking the myths of open-loop payments in transit 0 marmar Dec 26 Dec 26 2 346
Amtrak's $16B Hudson Tunnel Project Finally Hits a Major Milestone 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 25 Dec 26 6 455
Boston: The Green Line gone dark: Peek underground as the MBTA replaces wooden beams from the 1890s 3 marmar Dec 24 Dec 24 5 384
Pritzker signs $1.5B Illinois transit overhaul bill. Here's what's in it 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 18 Dec 18 2 288
Huge Win! New CAHSR Announcement is here but... 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 17 Dec 17 0 328
Seattle LRT Extension Toronto Opens Finch West LRT Tram Expansion in Strasbourg Urban News 92 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 16 Dec 16 1 281
Designing sustainable transit for all ages 0 marmar Dec 15 Dec 15 2 318
Toronto: TTC to introduce fare capping in 2026 0 marmar Dec 12 Dec 12 1 355
Toronto: Eglinton Crosstown LRT project reaches substantial completion 0 marmar Dec 10 Dec 10 1 293
Seattle: Sound Transit's Federal Way 1 Line Link Extension begins light-rail service 0 marmar Dec 10 Dec 10 2 329
Europe's Largest Capital Without a Subway Is Finally Getting One 0 marmar Dec 9 Dec 9 3 559
Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service sees strong ridership in first three months 0 marmar Dec 9 Dec 9 4 426
South Bay BART extension picking up steam with massive underground tunnel construction 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 9 Dec 9 3 458
You don't suppose this has something to do with all the money we've recently been sending that way, do you? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 8 Dec 8 4 528
Maryland: WMATA begins construction on affordable housing development at New Carrollton 0 marmar Dec 8 Dec 8 1 365
Seattle's $2.5B New Train Extension is Finally Here 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 5 Dec 5 3 416
SF Bay Area: BART to Raise Fares Again as Deficit Looms 0 marmar Dec 5 Dec 5 0 375
Where Train Dreams Meet Reality in Texas 2 marmar Nov 27 Nov 27 5 648
Maryland: MDOT MTA takes delivery of final Purple Line vehicle 0 marmar Nov 27 Nov 27 1 466

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Virginia starts construction in Alexandria to improve passenger rail 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 25 Nov 25 2 419
DC bought these new buses. They can never get more... 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 25 Nov 25 8 730
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 0 285
TriMet cuts 68 staff positions to help close budget gap 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 0 431
"real ones know there is only one correct way to travel from NYC to DC (Amtrak northeast regional cafe car)" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 5 567
Phoenix residents to weigh in on light rail expansion to the west 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 16 Nov 16 2 475
Brussels' Pedestrian Zone Is So Crowded It's Restricting Bikes 0 marmar Nov 16 Nov 16 9 641
SEPTA announces completion of Silverliner IV inspections 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 14 Nov 14 1 501
European Commission Sets Goal to Slash Train Times Across the Continent 1 marmar Nov 11 Nov 11 4 442
Blizzard on the menu for Chicago. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 2 596
MS Coast man dead after Amtrak train and car collide, authorities say 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 2 542
2025 election results: More than 80% of U.S. public transit measures pass 0 marmar Nov 9 Nov 9 5 485
DC Streetcar service to end in 2026, a year earlier than originally planned 3 marmar Nov 5 Nov 5 2 757
Renewed sense of hope in Coney Island over potential ferry service 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 4 Nov 4 0 466
Illinois transit funding bill passed overnight 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 31 Oct 31 2 508
Montreal: Tunnel boring machine arrives on site for STM's Blue Line Project 0 marmar Oct 30 Oct 30 4 569
DC/MD/VA: Metro GM says older rail equipment is 'safe but not reliable long term' 0 marmar Oct 29 Oct 29 0 502
Amtrak's Newest Route Exceeds All Expectations, Breaking Record No One Saw Coming 4 marmar Oct 27 Oct 28 17 1213
Dallas: DART begins passenger service on Silver Line 1 marmar Oct 28 Oct 28 4 558
Is the Second Ave Subway Even Necessary? 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 23 0 735
Trump tries to suppress another Democratic city's transit 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 661
Maryland will provide free rail and commuter bus transit to federal workers during shutdown 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 590
Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built 0 marmar Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 600
Detroit: New Michigan Central transit hub plan includes Amtrak service -- here's what to know 0 marmar Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 585
Trump admin. cancels BILLIONS in federal funding for Gateway Program in NJ/NY 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 619
Amtrak Passengers Aren't Thrilled By New NextGen Acela Rebrand Proposal Less Than Two Months After Launching 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 623
Is Houston's Mayor Sabotaging The City's Light Rail? 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 625
The Secret to Vancouver's Public Transit Ridership Recovery 0 marmar Oct 2025 Oct 2025 0 698
Rail union asks FAA to ban drone flights over rail infrastructure 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 651
It's "Adios!" to the "San Joaquin" and "Welcome!" to the "Gold Runner." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 684

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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The Battle for New York's Subway 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 768
4 injured, 3,600 gallons of fuel spilled in truck vs. Amtrak train crash near Lompoc 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 785
The REAL reason Trump is attacking public transit 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 14 1138
Cost nearly triples to build train between LA, Las Vegas 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 874
Transit in Atlanta is at a crossroads 0 marmar Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 728
Public transit systems 'on the edge of a cliff' amid funding shortfalls 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1601
California has the longest light rail line in the world. (LA's A-Line, 58 mi long) 2 progree Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 1083
Columnist, author Don Phillips dies 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 7 1922
OVER!? Chicago's CTA is in big trouble 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 1665
New York City Does Congestion Pricing And It's Great 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 2708
Seattle's New Train is coming? 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1189
Chicago: CTA warns service could stop at 9 p.m. daily without more money from Springfield 0 marmar Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1241
WA: Tacoma Link ridership has grown since expansion. How have new stations fared? 0 marmar Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1024
Vintage TTC streetcars could soon return to Toronto streets 2 marmar Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1267
Vegas Loop Superfans Are Migraine-Inducing 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 1873
TX: DART Silver Line from Plano to DFW Airport has an official debut date 0 marmar Sep 2025 Sep 2025 3 1369
Meet ZEMU: North America's First Zero-Emission Hydrogen Train 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 2569
Federal government to markedly increase number of inspectors trained to spot rail bridge concerns 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 1138
DOJ: Norfolk Southern to give Amtrak trains 'highest priority' 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1003
Sound Transit tests new light rail path across I-90 floating bridge 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1217
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