Mass Transit

Purchase of Low-Floor Buses Marks a First for NJ Transit

The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors took action today to introduce the State to its very first low-floor buses, approving the purchase of 39 buses featuring the customer-friendly, low-floor design that will enable the agency to better serve bus routes...

News • May 13th, 2011

Virginia Secretary of Transportation Signs Cooperative Agreement with Germany's Deputy Minister of Trans., Building and Urban Development

Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean T. Connaughton today signed a cooperative agreement with German Deputy Minister of Transportation, Building and Urban Development Rainer Bomba that will facilitate the exchange of data, information and best...

News • May 13th, 2011

Milwaukee County Seeks More RTA Cash, Even Split in Dissolving Entity Hurts

Milwaukee County's financially strapped bus system would be harmed by a state budget provision to divide the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority's cash, County Executive Chris Abele says.

News • May 13th, 2011

Getting Metra Back on Track

Alex Clifford can't multi-task fast enough, but he's trying. Metra's new chief executive officer is at 100 days since his hiring Feb. 1.

News • May 13th, 2011

Fulton, DeKalb Mayors Push For Regional Transit Agency

Mayors from Fulton and DeKalb counties met Wednesday with lawmakers to push the idea of creating a regional transit authority in metro Atlanta.

News • May 12th, 2011

Slow Down High-Speed Rail Plans, CA State Analyst Urges

As a deadline looms for California to begin building a high-speed railroad, the state's most influential auditor on Tuesday told lawmakers to hit the brakes -- warning that the cost of the state's biggest project has soared, funding sources have dried...

News • May 12th, 2011

Wisconsin Denied Federal Aid to Improve Hiawatha Service

$150 million could have added capacity on Milwaukee-to-Chicago line.

News • May 12th, 2011

'E-Bus' Visits Mississauga

An electric battery-powered bus - the "E-bus" - that could one day be a staple of public transit is on display in Mississauga.

News • May 12th, 2011

NJ Transit to Unveil Dual-Mode Locomotive

NJ Transit today plans to unveil its first locomotive powered by an engine that can operate on both diesel and electric lines.

News • May 12th, 2011

Blumenauer, House Dems Unveil "Commuter Relief Act"

Today, Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Jim Moran and Mazie Hirono were joined by leaders from the business and transportation communities in unveiling the "Commuter Relief Act of 2011." With high gas prices taking a toll on workers and our economy, this...

News • May 12th, 2011

Bus Hits Texas Highway Light Pole; 1 Dead, 21 Hurt

VICTORIA, Texas -- Authorities say a bus was sideswiped by another vehicle and careened into a light pole along a southeastern Texas highway, killing one passenger and injuring 21 other people on board. Texas Department of Public Safety...

News • May 12th, 2011

Rhode Island Secures $28M for Railroad Improvements

Rhode Island has secured $28 million in federal money for railroad improvements from stimulus money that Florida rejected. $25 million was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation for improvements at the Kingston Train Station in South...

News • May 11th, 2011

$15M in HSR Funds Awarded to Texas

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced today that the state will receive $15 million in federal funds to advance preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the development of a proposed high-speed rail corridor between...

News • May 11th, 2011

Illinois Gets $454M more in HSR Funding

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Monday that on top of the 186 million U.S. dollars announced last week, Illinois will be getting an additional 268 million dollars in high speed rail funding.

News • May 11th, 2011

Funds Steered to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Prompt House Republican Criticism

House Republicans panned the Obama administration Monday for reallocating to Amtrak a large chunk of $2 billion for high-speed rail previously rejected by Florida.

News • May 11th, 2011

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