At approximately 10:22 a.m. Feb. 27, a passenger car traveling along Kloman Street in the Westport area of Baltimore City crashed into the side of a MTA Light Rail vehicle disrupting service between the Camden Yard and Patapsco stations. The driver of the...
CG/LA Infrastructure Inc., on Feb. 27 announced the recipients of their prestigious 2015 Global Projects of the Year Awards during the 8th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. All projects were presented at the Leadership Forum and...
March 1-6 is Kindness Week across the GTA. The Human Kindness Project will hold a customer appreciation day on the TTC this Monday at Bloor-Yonge, Finch and Eglinton stations.
Student volunteers will be holding "kindness" placards and handing out...
LRT passengers can now take advantage of wifi service at the Southgate LRT Station. Until now, the City’s free public wifi service has been available in a number of city-operated public locations but not in LRT stations or platforms. The new...
Successful terrorists have shifted their focus in recent years away from attacking airlines to attacking subway and rail systems, according to an analysis of terrorist attacks over a 30-year period from 1982 to 2011 by a leading health and safety...
Axis Communications announced the outdoor-ready Axis P3905-RE Network Camera as the latest addition to the Axis P39-R Network Camera Series. It is designed to be mounted on the exterior of a vehicle, increasing safety onboard and simplifying incident...
Results of a new customer satisfaction survey show that an overwhelming majority of bus riders in Orange County are pleased with the fixed-route bus service that transports nearly 1 million people each week to work, to home, and to retail and...
Sound Transit once again set all-time annual records in 2014 for boardings on its trains and buses. The latest numbers, reported at the Feb 26 Sound Transit Board meeting, reflect an increase of more than 8 percent over 2013, bringing average weekday...
FirstGroup's train operating companies have been recognized with 14 awards at the annual Rail Business Awards. Held at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel on 26 February, they celebrate excellence and achievement in the U.K. rail industry.
First Great Western...
Commenting on the Feb. 27 announcement by the DfT of the invitation to tender for the new TransPennine Express franchise competition, a FirstGroup spokesperson said:
"We note the DfT's publication today of the invitation to tender for the new...
Alstom has signed two contracts with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) to supply the signalling system and the infrastructure of the phase 4A of Cairo metro line 3, currently under construction. Alstom’s shares in these contracts are...
On Feb. 26 the BART Board voted to approve an agreement between BART and disability advocates to address concerns raised by disability organizations regarding the floor plan for BART’s Fleet of the Future.
The Fleet of the Future is the name...
Nightstick announced Feb. 25 its newest helmet accessory that makes mounting up to two 1.25” diameter flashlights on a helmet simple and most importantly affordable. The NS-HSR1, better known as the Nightstick Flashlight Rubber Strap allows the...
Los Angeles County light-rail and subway trains ran 83 red lights in the last four years, according to agency data.
The Blue Line, which connects Long Beach with downtown Los Angeles, recorded two-thirds of the violations, and averaged more than one...
A Sacramento Regional Transit investigation has found that a runaway light-rail train last week was caused by a maintenance technician who mistakenly disabled a safety feature on the train, setting it in motion.
The train quickly sped up to 43 mph on a...
Officials in Northern California are warning Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters for a second time this month that they may have been exposed to measles on trains.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1Evn7HD ) that an infected person...
The head of the French company that operates Massachusetts' commuter rail system apologized for the breakdowns and delays that have plagued the system after a series of storms dumped more than 7 feet of snow on the region and vowed that full service would...
George Capacci, the No. 2 man at Washington State Ferries, announced Thursday that he's leaving the agency March 31.
Capacci, director of operations and construction, joined the ferries system as north region port captain in August 2009 and was...
A celebratory crowd burst into applause as a vintage train crossed the newly rebuilt trestle at La Selva Beach for the first time Thursday morning.
The passage celebrated the completion of the massive steel span and the rehabilitation of three...
Putting the main bus terminal on the lower level of the long-awaited parking garage at Union Station is among the options the city and state are looking at as the need for housing on the site recedes and talks continue on who will control the revenue from...
Uber might want to replace your car, but it's not ready to replace Los Angeles County's buses and trains. At least, not yet.
The ride-hailing company, which connects riders with drivers via a mobile app, said on Thursday it sees itself as complementary...
AARP has joined forces with Ten Toe Express, a St. Louis walking program for seniors, to get people over 50 off the sofa and into the community.
Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit, which created the Ten Toe program...
Train service has been temporarily suspended in both directions for a section of SEPTA's Warminster Line after wires fell on top of a train.
SEPTA said shuttle buses are operating in place of trains between the Warminster and Glenside stations on the...
In another potential blow for transforming the sprawling Oakland Coliseum complex into a bustling sports and entertainment district, A's co-owner Lew Wolff said that if his team were to build a new ballpark at the site he would want it surrounded by acres...
North County Transit District's Coaster train will celebrate 20 years of operation Feb. 27.
Featuring what are arguably some of the most beautiful views ever seen from a train, the Coaster attracts commuters, tourists, and local beach-goers...
