Mass Transit

Los Angles County Transit Puts 10 New Shuttles to Work

Public Works upgraded part of its aging fleet of shuttle buses recently with 10 new, fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly vehicles.

News • May 17th, 2011

Gov. Gregoire Signs Transportation Budget in Washington

Gov. Chris Gregoire today signed the 2011-13 transportation budget, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1175, into law.

News • May 17th, 2011

Transit Hub in Wichita Falls is Moving Forward Asbestos Abatement on Council Agenda

Wichita Falls is moving forward toward its goal of transforming a property at 306 Scott into a transportation hub for the city's transit system, regional transportation providers and intercity bus lines.

News • May 17th, 2011

Train, Bus Security Top Govt Agenda in Mumbai

The vulnerability of the city's public transport system has been repeatedly exposed by terrorists who have blown up buses, taxis and trains. Security , beefed up after every attack , has still proved vastly inadequate.

News • May 17th, 2011

T Police Arrest Pair In Subway Purse Snatching

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police said they arrested a man and a woman after an attempted purse snatching on the Blue Line late Thursday night.

News • May 16th, 2011

CATS Struggles To Offer Enough Rides To Disabled

More people with disabilities need rides, but mass transit leaders are having a hard time keeping up.

News • May 16th, 2011

Honolulu Transit Case Assigned To Mainland Judge

California-based federal Judge Wallace Tashima was assigned Friday to hear the lawsuit challenging Honolulu's rail transit system.

News • May 16th, 2011

TriMet Fires Bus Driver Accused Of Sex Abuse

A spokeswoman for the transit agency says Christopher Parker was fired for "violating the continuity of service provision of the Working Wage Agreement."

News • May 16th, 2011

Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Train Timetable Decided

The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train operational timetable has been decided but it remains unclear whether luxury seats will be removed from trains on the route, according to a Ministry of Railways official.

News • May 16th, 2011

Fiery Collision Metra Passengers Share Details of Crash that Killed Truck Driver in Mt. Prospect

A truck driver was killed and 26 train passengers taken to hospitals after a concrete truck that drove around a railroad crossing gate was hit by an inbound train in Mount Prospect Friday morning.

News • May 16th, 2011

Six Killed, 22 Injured as Train Hits Marriage Party Bus in India

At least six members of a marriage party were killed and 22 others injured when a passenger train hit a mini bus at an unmanned railway crossing in Bihar's Bhojpur district tonight.

News • May 16th, 2011

High-Speed Rail Funding on Track for New York

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced New York was awarded a total of $354.4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for three high-speed rail projects.

News • May 16th, 2011

Van, AC Transit Bus Collide - Six Go to Hospital

Six people were injured when a van ran a red light at an Oakland intersection and was struck by an AC Transit bus, a transit spokesman said.

News • May 13th, 2011

Pagano Fallout Costs Metra

The cost of former Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano's dipping into forbidden funds and the related cleanup comes to about $3 million and counting.

News • May 13th, 2011

DC Metro Aggravated Assaults on the Rise

The number of aggravated assaults throughout the Metro system continues to increase, agency police Chief Michael Taborn said Thursday.

News • May 13th, 2011

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