The Indiana Department of Transportation on March 6 announced that the Hoosier State passenger rail line, which operates four days per week between Indianapolis and Chicago, will have its last day of service on April 1.
The announcement follows a...
A U.S. version of Germany’s Aluminium will be launched in Fall in Detroit by Reed Exhibitions.
Reed said Aluminum USA will debut Nov. 11-12, at the refurbished and upgraded Cobo Center in Detroit, the historic home of the U.S. auto industry...
Get to the parade and party while traveling safely through the day with DART, Uber and MADD. The three organizations are working together during one of DART’s busiest days of the year to encourage responsible travel by leaving the driving to...
The railroad administration, after first rejecting a deadline extension, now will accept the nearly 100 pages of late comments from seven state and regional agencies, Assistant Administrator Kevin Thompson said Thursday. They will be added to some...
A magnetically levitated train that would link Orlando International Airport and the Orange County Convention Center seems to be making slow progress.
Mayor Teresa Jacobs and other high-level county officials have been meeting with representatives of...
Organizers of a petition to force Milwaukee to hold a binding referendum on fixed rail projects have suspended their drive, Ald. Bob Donovan said Thursday.
Donovan and Ald. Joe Davis launched the drive in January in hopes of halting the $124 million...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority issued a progress report to state legislators this week describing progress made in recent months, acknowledging ongoing hurdles and providing an update on the cost and schedule of California's proposed bullet...
Plans for a $40-million upgrade to Golden Empire Transit's facilities were put on hold Tuesday when the board voted to have staff gather more information before spending that money.
Staff had been planning to break ground this September on...
Buses continued a longtime trend of carrying most CTA passengers in 2014, but bus ridership fell 8 percent from the previous year as rail ridership rose to its highest level in more than 50 years, transit officials are set to announce Friday.
The...
New signs in a block-long section of downtown St. Paul's skyway system encourage passers-by to "keep moving."
Metro Transit officials posted the signs — six of them — late Wednesday night in the stretch of skyway that crosses over the Green...
A plan to earmark $300 million over the next five years for New Mexico highway repair and construction projects hit turbulence Thursday, with several members of a House panel voicing concerns about its potential impact.
Gov. Susana Martinez is...
The Virginia Railway Express has rescheduled the public hearing in Fredericksburg on the planned fare rate hike for March 12.
Thursday's wintry weather caused the postponement.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. next Thursday at the Fredericksburg...
A disabled Red Line train blocked the inbound side of the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel this morning, causing detours of bus and rail service.
Port Authority spokesman Jim Ritchie said the trouble, which occurred around 7:30 a.m., involved the...
Routing a new light-rail line along Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard near the Garrett Road intersection will add to the cost of a new light rail line between the two cities, Triangle Transit officials say.
A routing adjacent to the boulevard from the...
A vehicle struck a light rail train in Baltimore Thursday afternoon, Maryland Transit Administration officials said.
The crash occurred at 11:39 a.m. at W. Madison and N. Howard streets in Mount Vernon, an agency spokesman said.
The vehicle was...
Will Elk Grove eliminate its commuter buses to downtown Sacramento when the light-rail extension to Cosumnes River College opens this September?
Elk Grove city officials, who run a platoon of city e-tran buses up Highway 99 and Interstate 5 daily, said...
As the clock continues to wind down the end of the current highway and transit authorization, there are numerous serious discussions and concrete proposals being brought forward to fix the issue.
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Tom Cruikshank – Paula Mastey
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Tom Cruikshank has been promoted to managing director of operations and planning. Cruikshank has worked for Metro Bus since 1990 and was previously the director of planning and marketing. He will...
After a surprising defeat in 2012, transportation planners in Alameda County went back to voters in November and found what it takes to get residents to say yes to tax increases for transportation projects.
Building better communications between MPO's and transit agencies can improve service and lead to robust transportation systems where transit plays a pivotal role in moving people.
Miami-Dade Transit and Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Departments join Friends of The Underline to announce that the New York design consulting firm James Corner Field Operations was selected to develop the vision and Master Plan for The...
RailPlan Intl’s MARC Mechanical Services Team was presented the RPI Award for Safety Excellence in recognition of its outstanding safety performance and maintaining an injury-free workplace for more than one year.
In December, RailPlan’s North...
Parsons announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has given the Southern California Regional Railroad Authority — the governing board of Metrolink — the green light to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) technology in revenue service...
