Mass Transit

NY: LIRR's 'Pocket Track' Plans Criticized

The Long Island Rail Road plans to lay thousands of feet of new track in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the next six years to squeeze more trains onto the crowded network.

News • June 10th, 2013

FL: SunRail Will Provide a Gateway to Florida Hospital Health Village

As the 61-mile SunRail route wends its way toward completion, one of its pivotal stops will be a bustling beehive of construction — Health Village.

News • June 10th, 2013

IN: City Officials Say Bloomington is Not the Best Candidate for Bike-Sharing Program

Bloomington has a task force that works to make the city more bike friendly, but could the city ever get into "bike sharing"?

News • June 10th, 2013

CA: Bullet Train Agency Gives $985-Million Contract to Tutor Perini

The California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Thursday to award a $985-million contract to Sylmar-based Tutor Perini to begin construction of the state's bullet train system, helping to advance the project as it continues to face possible regulatory...

News • June 7th, 2013

IL: Quality Issue Delayed Delivery of CTA Cars

Delivery of the CTA's new rail cars was suspended for the past month because of another quality-control problem at the Bombardier Transportation manufacturing plant in upstate New York, the Tribune has learned.

News • June 7th, 2013

CT: Hearing Set June 20 On $22 Million Passenger Train Platform in Berlin

An informational hearing is scheduled June 20, where state transportation officials will present a $22 million train platform project.

News • June 7th, 2013

CO: CDOT, Residents Explore Potential Front Range High-Speed Rail System

Zipping at about 150 mph along Interstate 25 from Fort Collins to Pueblo may sound like a pipe dream, but officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation are actively working to make it a real possibility.

News • June 7th, 2013

NH: Councilor Pushes Back on Rail Ad Campaign

Executive Councilor Chris Sununu, R-Newfields, accused the state Department of Transportation of advocating for a controversial commuter rail proposal through a request for $40,000 to launch a public education campaign on the benefits of the Capital...

News • June 7th, 2013

NC: Public Given a Say in Potential Rail Lines

Plans for a high-speed rail line between Charlotte and Atlanta are in the works.

News • June 7th, 2013

PA: Updating Northeast Corridor Will be Complex and Costly

Faster, better passenger train service on the overcrowded Northeast Corridor will require more cooperation — and money — from eight states and the District of Columbia, eight commuter rail agencies, Amtrak, and freight railroads, rail experts said...

News • June 7th, 2013

MO: Vintage Train Car Rolls Into Union Station

A 1920s sleeper car pushed Thursday into Union Station is intended as a harbinger of excursion train activity that will help revive the historic landmark.

News • June 7th, 2013

NM: Vets to Get Better Access to Transportation

Veterans throughout central and northern New Mexico can look forward to one-call or one-click access to transportation information that will ensure timely and affordable rides to work, school, medical appointments and other destinations, transit...

News • June 7th, 2013

CA: Brush Fire Growing in Simi Valley, Expected to Affect Metrolink Traffic

Firefighters are on scene of a fast-moving brush fire in the hills near the Metrolink Station in Simi Valley and is expected to affect commuter traffic.

News • June 7th, 2013

NTSB: Inspection Found Problem With Track Two Days Before Metro-North Train Derailment, Crash

An inspection two days before a train derailed on Metro-North's New Haven line last month found an issue with the track that was not deemed serious enough to require immediate attention, a Metro-North spokesperson said.

News • June 6th, 2013

PA: If U.S. Gets Bullet Train, it Might Run Here

Philadelphia is in a sweet spot for high-speed rail travel if the United States ever decides to follow European and Asian nations in developing bullet trains.

News • June 6th, 2013

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