Mass Transit

IL: Gov. Quinn Announces Expansion of HSR Factory in Rochelle

Governor Pat Quinn was joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Joseph Szabo and Nippon Sharyo Ltd. Chairman Katsuyuki Ikushima to announce the expansion of the Nippon Sharyo passenger railcar...

News • May 1st, 2013

WA: Sound Transit Breaks Ground on South Light Rail Extension

Washington state transit authority Sound Transit has broken ground on a $383.2m project to extend light rail from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street in the city of SeaTac, Washington, US.

News • May 1st, 2013

WI: Documents Point to Strategy to Cancel Flubbed Milwaukee County Paratransit Contracts

There may be a way for Milwaukee County taxpayers to avoid some of the $8 million cost associated with a pair of three-year emergency paratransit contracts.

News • May 1st, 2013

GA: MARTA Chief Old Ally of Transportation Secretary Nominee

Charlotte pols have a message for Georgia pols: pull for Anthony Foxx to be secretary of transportation. Then you will have a friend in Washington because he has one in Atlanta: MARTA General Manager Keith Parker.

News • May 1st, 2013

NY: Schumer Seeks Anti-Terror Funds for NFTA

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called Tuesday for additional funding to support counter-terrorism efforts by the region's leading transportation agency.

News • May 1st, 2013

NY: Suffolk Deal Expands Sunday, Evening Bus Service

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone reached a deal with lawmakers Tuesday to expand Sunday and evening service on several bus routes.

News • May 1st, 2013

PA: City's BRT Lines Ranked Among Best in Country

A New York transit policy group ranks Port Authority of Allegheny County's East, West and South busways among the nation's top bus rapid transit lines.

News • May 1st, 2013

FL: Miami Trolleys a Hit, Expanding South to Vizcaya, North to Wynwood, Midtown

Miami's trolley system, a year old and gaining steam, has proven so successful that starting Wednesday, routes will be added from downtown south to Vizcaya, and north to the hip Wynwood and Midtown Miami neighborhoods.

News • May 1st, 2013

ID: Legislature Approves Transportation Budget

The Washington state Legislature on Sunday passed a no-new-taxes transportation budget that invests in maintaining state roadways and continues spending on existing big-ticket projects but does not fund new ones.

News • May 1st, 2013

FL: Miami-Dade Transit Installs Info Monitors for Metrorail Commuters

Miami-Dade Transit has installed liquid crystal display screens at several Metrorail stations to give commuters information about trains' arrival and departure times.

News • April 29th, 2013

NC: Leaders Hope Anthony Foxx Move to DOT Would Benefit N.C.

If Anthony Foxx becomes the next Secretary of Transportation, he will oversee a vast bureaucracy that manages the nation's highway programs, aviation, railroads and transit.

News • April 29th, 2013

FL: Polk County Commission Nears Decision on Sales Tax for Roads

County commissioners are getting close to a decision on whether to give the go-ahead to put what likely will be a controversial transportation sales tax referendum on the November 2014 ballot.

News • April 29th, 2013

Taiwan: Japanese Engineers in Taiwan to Fix HSR Glitch

A group of Japanese high-speed rail system suppliers did repair work early Sunday to the signal system at Taichung Station that malfunctioned Thursday and forced the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's high-speed rail line.

News • April 29th, 2013

ON: Pair Hope to Revive Subway Extension; Scarborough Councillors Seek Support for Plan

Some Scarborough councillors want to put a subway back on the map as part of the province's upcoming talks on taxes for transit.

News • April 29th, 2013

Russia: High-Speed Lastochka Train Sets Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod Maiden Voyage

A new high-speed train Lastochka (Swallow) will set off on its maiden voyage from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday. It will take four hours to cover the distance between the two cities.

News • April 29th, 2013

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