Mass Transit

CT: Recent Train Accidents Highlight Need for Investment in Railroad Safety, Blumenthal Says

Passenger safety and economic development demand that the federal government spend more money on keeping the nation's rails in good repair.

News • May 30th, 2013

Moscow Plans New Rail Stations for HSR

Moscow is looking to build four new railway stations in the next few years, Izvestia reports. They will focus on servicing high-speed trains, which will be running on three routes - to St. Petersburg, Adler (near Sochi) and Yekaterinburg (1,155 miles...

News • May 30th, 2013

South Africa: Department Mulls High-Speed Trains

The transport department will commission an independent study into the cost and feasibility of high-speed trains between major cities, the Business Day reported on Thursday.

News • May 30th, 2013

UK: Rail Bosses Get Bonuses Despite Missing Targets

The chief executive of Network Rail (NR) is to receive an annual bonus of nearly £100,000 even though the railway infrastructure company failed to meet some of its performance targets.

News • May 30th, 2013

NJ Transit Bans Drinking on Concert Trains

Citing problems with young people drinking on trains, getting rowdy and and, in the worst cases, being treated for alcohol poisoning, NJ Transit has banned all beverages from North Jersey Coast Line trains when concerts are held at the PNC Bank Arts...

News • May 30th, 2013

OH: Warren County to Keep Public Transit Despite Money Woes

A federal glitch in transportation funding has imperilled the Warren County transit system, but county commissioners vowed they will not discontinue the program.

News • May 30th, 2013

PA: Transportation Group Urges Pa. Legislature to Increase Funding

Transportation advocates sought Wednesday to increase pressure on the Legislature to deliver additional funding for roads, bridges and public transit, releasing a study that asserts that doing nothing will cost drivers more in the long run.

News • May 30th, 2013

PA: Port Authority to Eliminate About 430 Bus Stops Along 36 Routes

The West End bus stops are among 423 seldom-used stops on 36 bus routes that the Port Authority will eliminate June 16, the agency said on Wednesday.

News • May 30th, 2013

NY: Beer Ads to Continue on Metro Rail Cars

Advertisements promoting "Coors Light" beer that cover the outside and inside of Metro Rail cars will remain, despite appeals by some Erie County lawmakers to discontinue them.

News • May 30th, 2013

OR: Portland Transportation Official Says United Streetcar Vehicle Could Go Into Service Next Week

Portland transportation officials are now estimating that United Streetcar's first new vehicle will begin carrying passengers sometime next week.

News • May 30th, 2013

IL: Connect Transit Looking to Fill New Positions in Next Six Months

Connect Transit General Manager Andrew Johnson hopes to have seven new positions approved by the board on Tuesday filled in six months.

News • May 30th, 2013

NY/NJ: Inspector Louis Koumoutsos Appointed Chief of the Port Authority PD

The Port Authoritys Chief Security Officer Joseph P. Dunne today announced the appointment of Inspector Louis Koumoutsos as Chief of Department of the nearly 1,600- member Port Authority Police Department.

News • May 30th, 2013

Port Authority Continues Aggressive Efforts to Rebuild Facilities Following Sandy

The Port Authority Board of Commissioners today moved to continue the agencys aggressive efforts to rebuild its facilities and to install additional storm preparedness measures by approving critical investments to safeguard the World Trade Center...

News • May 30th, 2013

NC: Transportation Organization Studies Big Change

The Cape Fear region's transportation planning organization took a step toward the greatest ever change in its organizational structure on Wednesday.

News • May 30th, 2013

NC: Parking, Bus Issues Focus of Early Budget Talks

Bus and parking-system fees are shaping up as major issues for the City Council to grapple before it completes work on the city's fiscal 2013-14 budget.

News • May 30th, 2013

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