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DC Metro unveils new Metrorail map ahead of expansion to Red and Silver Lines starting Sunday 0 mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago 6 hrs ago 1 198
Wall Street exposed the dark truth of Florida High-speed train 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 21 hrs ago 20 hrs ago 2 464
Evolution of the Washington Metro 1976-2040 (geographic map) 1 marmar Friday Friday 2 183
MAGLEVs Are Quite Terrible, Actually 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday Wednesday 4 550
Maryland Purple Line Spring 2025 Progress Update 1 marmar Tuesday Tuesday 4 247
Amtrak to add 12th daily round-trip train between L.A. and San Diego 0 marmar Tuesday Tuesday 4 218
Chicago-area public transit agencies begin planning for 'doomsday' funding scenario 0 marmar Monday Monday 4 246
DC/MD/VA: Metro's early tests of automated trains are positive on Green and Yellow lines 0 marmar Jun 12 Jun 12 1 261
Amtrak to suspend Heartland Flyer service by Oct. 1 if state of Texas does not secure funding for service 1 marmar Jun 9 Jun 9 2 358
US sees no viable path for California High-Speed Rail project, may rescind $4 billion 2 MichMan Jun 4 Jun 4 6 560
Amtrak state-sponsored services set ridership records in April 0 marmar May 23 May 23 3 437
DC Metro to launch Automatic Train Operation on the Green and Yellow lines on May 23 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 2 362
APTA's new report reveals U.S. transit ridership increasing to 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels 0 marmar May 20 May 20 1 335
NYC's Congestion Toll Sydney Metro Development New Tram line in Lisbon Urban News 64 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 18 May 18 1 379
NJ Transit Train Engineers Strike, Disrupting Travel to NYC 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 16 May 16 1 303
Bay Area train is red-hot with riders, but trouble lies ahead 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 16 May 16 4 745
Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 12 May 16 3 511
MARC can probably be electrified. It's easier than you think 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 12 May 12 3 380
$3.2 billion grants awarded by USDOT & New Jersey is crumbling This Week in Transit 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 9 May 9 1 418
Trump Says His Administration 'Is Not Going to Pay' for California High-Speed Rail 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 1 602
Amtrak stays firm on East River tunnels shutdown plans 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 4 May 4 0 564
A Scenic Tour of Red Tape: Tracking the Slowest High-Speed Train in the Country 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 4 May 4 2 595
A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral 4 marmar Apr 30 Apr 30 4 674
Two Alexandria, Virginia, transit services receive funding boost in proposed I-395/95 program 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 30 Apr 30 2 392
California's Caltrain Expansion is Coming up with Good Results... 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 26 Apr 26 3 492
Major Bay Area lawsuit settled, clearing way for Calif. high-speed rail project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 26 Apr 26 3 461
Trenton-Philadelphia train service faces elimination in SEPTA budget cuts 1 marmar Apr 24 Apr 24 2 477
Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduces Bill to Combat Train Noise and Vibrations Near Homes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 19 Apr 19 5 562
Amtrak Horizon Car Replacement Trains 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 18 Apr 18 5 615
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station 5 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 18 Apr 18 1 763

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Trump officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston 3 marmar Apr 17 Apr 17 2 693
Missouri House OKs bill to let concealed carry permit holders bring guns on public transit 0 marmar Apr 16 Apr 16 2 488
Brightline might be COOKED... 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 13 Apr 13 2 724
Purple Line 'dynamic testing' of light rail cars to begin in Maryland 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 6 Apr 6 0 453
Public transit infrastructure receives 'D' grade in ASCE 2025 report card 1 marmar Mar 26 Apr 3 2 516
The Downfall of Amtrak's Horizon Fleet, The Science, and Their Future 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 3 Apr 3 5 707
After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 1 635
Amtrak is rolling out new trains with bigger windows, comfier seats, and higher speeds 5 marmar Apr 1 Apr 2 7 813
Why the U.S. Has So Little Amtrak Service 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 666
This Railroad Could Cripple America's Economy (NE corridor) 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 718
Trump Officials Ordered Congestion Pricing to End Friday. Now What? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 602
The art of scheduling in a zero-emissions environment 0 marmar Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 413
Musk wants private Amtrak, VTA rail strikes & new Colorado rail This Week In Transit 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 820
Virginia commissions approve $155 million Manassas rail line agreement 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 399
The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation Research 1 marmar Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 627
Detroit to Windsor, Toronto rail talks continue: What to know 0 marmar Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 4973
California high-speed rail: Trump orders review into project 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 723
Canadian government announces plans for high speed rail 0 marmar Feb 2025 Feb 2025 7 613
Amtrak to pay $505 million to settle control of Washington Union Station 0 marmar Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 710
Amtrak to Pull DEI Resources, Enforce 4-Day Office Mandate 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 857
Amtrak Cascades ridership nearly reached 1 million passengers in 2024 -- a 41% increase 0 marmar Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 668
Duffy tells DOT to prioritize areas with high birth rates and high marriage rates 7 progree Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 1116
Charlotte: CATS reveals transit plan updates -- and there's hope for a train to airport 0 marmar Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 709
Amtrak FRA sends Amtrak long-distance service study to Congress 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 743
Amtrak's 2025 Presidential Inauguration Travel Tips for Union Station in Washington DC 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 772
Driving blind: NYC subways steered by 1930s tech, paper maps and a lot of hope 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 798
Chicago: Biden-Harris Administration has announced a 1.97 billion USD grant to fund the extension of the Red Line 0 marmar Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 858
2021: Amtrak To Suspend Some Service For Inauguration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 723
Colorado agrees to 25-year Moffat Tunnel lease to access Union Pacific tracks for passenger rail 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 769
New FTA report shows U.S. transit ridership on the rise 1 marmar Jan 2025 Jan 2025 4 830

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Fer Mee... the Thing About Congestion Pricing 4 ihaveaquestion Jan 2025 Jan 2025 6 1243
Service adjustments due to Winter Storm Cora 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 743
Amtrak service adjustments due to Winter Storm Blair 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 7 806
Congestion pricing can go ahead in NYC as planned 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 993
NYC: MTA to replace yellow-and-orange seat subway trains in 2025 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 880
New Express Bus Service from Tysons Corner VA to Bethesda MD 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 0 706
Paris - Berlin direct high speed train service launched 3 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 8 1107
Twin Cities: More than $1 billion in federal funding for Blue Line LRT extension unclear as Trump takes office 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 972
Giving Amtrak Cascades the Upgrade It Deserves 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1054
15 injured after firetruck collides with Brightline train in Delray Beach 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1084
The Deadly Lure of Subway Surfing 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 1136
DC travelers stranded as Amtrak train pulls out without passengers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 7 1173
DC/MD/VA: Some Metro trains using automation are overrunning station platforms 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 840
Chicago: CTA says bus schedules to return to prepandemic levels, one month after train service returns 0 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 3 790
Some Amtrak, NJ Transit service on Northeast Corridor restored (second update) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 802
Amtrak Is Currently Going Above And Beyond In Its Construction To Improve The Northeast Corridor Route 2 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1128
Amtrak Board Nominations: Schumer Wins Race Against Time; All Confirmed (Updated Dec. 21) 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 838
Slide temporarily stops Amtrak Cascades service between Vancouver and Seattle 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 722
Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways 1 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1005
Amtrak's sleek new high-speed electric trains are coming next spring 1 marmar Dec 2024 Dec 2024 10 1140
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