Mass Transit

NY: NICE Restores Hicksville-Jones Beach Service

The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) has announced the reinstatement of summer bus service between Hicksville and Jones Beach beginning on May 25.

News • May 13th, 2013

NC: New Charlotte Streetcar Plan Coming Monday

In an effort to breathe life into Charlotte's stalled streetcar plan, City Manager Ron Carlee has rebranded the electric trolley line. And most important, he will present City Council a new plan Monday night to pay for a 2.5-mile extension.

News • May 13th, 2013

PA: Learning from Boston, Police Were Ready

Along the 10-mile course of Sunday's Broad Street Run, from Olney Avenue to the Navy Yard, police with bomb-detection dogs were a frequent presence.

News • May 13th, 2013

PA: Bus Driver Charged in Evans City Crash; 2nd Passenger Dies

A video camera mounted on the windshield of the transit bus provided police with the view of the crash that the driver made no attempt to slow or stop at the crossing, only turning to look at the oncoming train as it struck the bus.

News • May 10th, 2013

WA: Bus Inspected a Week Before Fatal Crash

The bus involved in Monday night's fatal I-405 crash had passed a routine safety inspection a week earlier, according to a routine maintenance log released by Sound Transit on Thursday.

News • May 10th, 2013

IL: Red Line Going Offline During Reconstruction

The CTA Dan Ryan Line was state-of-the-art when it opened in 1969 on Chicago's South Side, the nation's first transit rail route built in the median of a highway.

News • May 10th, 2013

KS: 3 Cities on Board to Save Train; Hutch Thinking

The cities of Garden City, Dodge City and La Junta, Colo., this week all approved spending another $20,000 each toward efforts to keep Amtrak's Southwest Chief on its current route through Kansas.

News • May 10th, 2013

IL: Red Line Derailment Stops Trains for Several Hours

A Red Line train car derailed near Armitage Avenue on Thursday, halting trains and sending at least one person to the hospital.

News • May 10th, 2013

FL: MCAT Will Conduct Public Meetings on the Future of Public Transit in Manatee County

Manatee County Area Transit will conduct the first of three public meetings on the future of public transit in Manatee County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The sessions are part of a transportation development plan MCAT officials will take to the...

News • May 10th, 2013

Australia: Nurse Lauded for Bravery After Man Falls on Train Line

A trainee nurse has been praised for rescuing a 56-year-old man who fell onto train tracks in Brisbane's north on Thursday morning.

News • May 10th, 2013

UT: UTA May Look at Other Models for Transit Police

The Utah Transit Authority may look at all four scenarios, according to the board member who has been pushing the agency to consider abolishing its 82-member police department — with an $5.8 million annual budget — to save money.

News • May 10th, 2013

PA: Police Check Video Footage from Deadly Bus-Train Crash at Evans City Crossing

Police are reviewing video footage from a bus-train crash at an Evans City rail crossing that killed two elderly passengers, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said on Tuesday. Two video cameras in the Butler Area Rural Transit bus...

News • May 9th, 2013

WI: GOP Lawmakers Offer Plan to Kill Milwaukee's Streetcar Project

Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee intend to approve a measure Thursday that would bar utility ratepayers from having to bear any costs for a proposed streetcar in Milwaukee -- a provision that likely would kill the project.

News • May 9th, 2013

IL: Wells Street Bridge North Leaf Reconstruction Complete

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) trains resumed their normal service schedule today as the reconstruction of the north leaf of the historic Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River was completed early this morning.

News • May 9th, 2013

CA: Malfunctioning Rail Crossing Causes Traffic Trouble in Rohnert Park

The signal at a crossing over the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit tracks on Rohnert Park Expressway malfunctioned at midday Monday, blocking traffic temporarily for at least the second time in a week.

News • May 9th, 2013

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