Mass Transit

FL: Scott Warns on SunRail as His Decision Nears

Facing an end-of-the-week deadline to decide the fate of a controversial commuter rail project, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday sent his top transportation adviser to Central Florida to warn local officials that they'll be on the hook if the project...

News • June 29th, 2011

CA: BART, Grant's Mother Settle Civil Rights Suit for $1.3 Million

BART agreed Tuesday to pay $1.3 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the mother of Oscar Grant, the unarmed train rider who was shot in the back by a transit agency police officer on New Year's Day 2009, attorneys said.

News • June 29th, 2011

TX: The T, Clean Air Coalition Launch Clean Air Contest

The T has joined other regional transit agencies and the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) to launch a summer-long ozone-awareness campaign and contest.

News • June 29th, 2011

Amtrak Privatization Foes Point to Britain

Opponents of a plan to privatize Amtrak are pointing to experiences in Great Britain, saying privatization would lead to layoffs, higher fares and poor service.

News • June 29th, 2011

China: Railway Ministry Dismisses Fraudulent Claims on Train Speed

A senior official from the Ministry of Railways (MOR) on Monday dismissed an allegation by a former MOR official that the ministry had exaggerated how fast the country's high-speed trains could run.

News • June 29th, 2011

At Least 79 Injured in Cuban Train Accident

At least 79 people were injured in Cuba on Tuesday when two trains collided in the Caribbean island's eastern Guantanamo province, hospital officials said.

News • June 29th, 2011

PA: No One Hurt in Accident on T Line in Mt. Lebanon

There were no injuries in a construction accident Monday night on the Port Authority of Allegheny County light-rail transit lines in Mt. Lebanon that stopped service on the Red Line in the area.

News • June 29th, 2011

Brazil: Govt Seen Considering US$10.7B for São Paulo Infrastructure

Officials from Brazil's finance ministry and national treasury are considering making some 17bn reais (US$10.7bn) in federal funding available for infrastructure works in the southeastern state of São Paulo, news service Agência Estado reported.

News • June 29th, 2011

Mexico: Tamaulipas to Invest US$141M in Rail, Urban Development Project

Project investment will come from national, state, municipal and private funds, according to a release from the state government.

News • June 29th, 2011

UK: Metro Services Suspended For Modernisation

Metro services will be suspended in parts of Newcastle and Gateshead on Sunday to allow for the latest phase of a modernisation programme.

News • June 29th, 2011

NV: Five Unaccounted for in Amtrak Crash that Killed Six

Investigators struggled Monday to piece together how a truck driver who plowed into an Amtrak California Zephyr train in the Nevada desert failed to notice the crossing gates and blinking lights that should have been visible a half-mile away.

News • June 28th, 2011

CA: Woman Dies After Being Struck by BART Train in Berkeley

Authorities are calling the death of a woman at the Ashby BART station today an apparent suicide.

News • June 28th, 2011

Rapid Transit Link Between Singapore and Malaysia by 2018 Announced

According to a joint statement issued by the governments of Singapore and Malaysia, a rapid transit link between the city-state and the neighboring Malaysian city of Johor Bahru will be opened by the year 2018.

News • June 28th, 2011

IA: Jule Named Most Improved Urban Transit System

The Jule has been named the most improved urban transit system by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

News • June 28th, 2011

Dubai Metro, One of the Safest in the World

The number of 12,811 fines issued by the Metro's security staff since its inception may seem big to many, reflecting a high number of violations. But according to a senior official from RTA, it is very low compared to the other big cities in the world...

News • June 28th, 2011

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