Mass Transit

India: Mob Ransacks Station, Railway Police Fire in Air

Railway police fired several rounds in the air as a mob ransacked the Tilbhitha railway station in Pakur district of Jharkhand after a woman was run over and killed by a goods train today, a senior police officer said today.

News • June 6th, 2011

CA: SMART Wants $8 Million More from Marin Taxpayers

Marin County taxpayers appear to be on the hook for another $8 million to get the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit project rolling.

News • June 6th, 2011

PA: Man Struck and Killed by Train in Northeast

In what police believe was a suicide, a pedestrian was killed Saturday afternoon when a northbound Amtrak train struck him at Grant Avenue near the Torresdale train station, police said.

News • June 6th, 2011

TN: Bystanders May Have Faked Trolley Injuries

Memphis transit authorities say witnesses to a trolley crash claim that bystanders attempted to board the trolley and fake injuries after the crash.

News • June 6th, 2011

CA: Man Killed on Mountain View Caltrain Tracks ID'd

Coroner's officials identified the man struck and killed by a Caltrain in Mountain View on Wednesday as Cecil Joseph Bloch.

News • June 6th, 2011

UK: Campaigners Get up Steam to Fight £32bn Railway Project

When the Government announced the detailed route of the first stage running from London to Birmingham, a sizable campaign opposing it sprang up.

News • June 6th, 2011

Illinois Eyes Economic Growth with High-Speed Rail Study

In a plan to help boost Illinois' global economy, the state will launch a 1.2-million-U.S.-dollar study to determine the cost of building a 220 mph (354 km per hour) high-speed rail system, hoping to follow in the footsteps of leaders like France and...

News • June 3rd, 2011

China's to Set Floating Prices for High-Speed Train Tickets

The Ministry of Railways will publish a new national train schedule on July 1, which will add 195 routes and implement floating ticket prices for the China Railway High-Speed (CRH), China Daily reported, citing the Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday.

News • June 3rd, 2011

ND: Floods Halt Train Service; St. Paul, Spokane Route Suspended

Flooding in the Devils Lake region of North Dakota has shut down Amtrak between St. Paul and Spokane, Wash.

News • June 3rd, 2011

US: DOT/Federal Transit Administration Issues Grants Notice on "Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilots"

DOT/Federal Transit Administration issues grants notice for transit climate change adaptation assessment pilots. Estimated total program funding is $525,000.

News • June 3rd, 2011

TN: Six Hurt When Power Failure Sends Trolleys on Collision Course Downtown

Two MATA trolleys collided Wednesday afternoon in Downtown Memphis, sending six people to the hospital.

News • June 3rd, 2011

US: $200 Million Funding Available for Transit Security Grant Program

The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that it expects to award a maximum of 75 discretionary grants for the FY 2011 Transit Security Grant Program to strengthen the nation's critical infrastructure...

News • June 3rd, 2011

Russian Railways Passenger Unit to Buy Six Trains from Spain's Talgo

Russia's Federal Passenger Company, a subsidiary of state-owned railroad company Russian Railways, plans to sign an agreement in June to buy six trains from Spanish railway vehicle manufacturer Talgo, Russian Railways Vice President Valentin...

News • June 2nd, 2011

CA: Despite crisis, Caltrain Plans Record Spending

Caltrain is cashing in on its recent fare hike and taxpayer fund infusion by raising the rail line's spending to record heights -- even paying more for executives than initially proposed -- despite the agency's claims it needed the money to keep...

News • June 2nd, 2011

UT: UTA in Ed Pass Negotiations with Colleges, Universities

A handful of colleges and universities are waiting to hear what the Utah Transit Authority is going to charge this year to continue Ed Pass services for thousands of participating students, faculty and staff.

News • June 2nd, 2011

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