http://www.masstransitmag.com MassTransitMag.com en-us Copyright 2010 Cygnus Business Media Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:05:48 -0500 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:05:48 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com MassTransitMag.com http://www.masstransitmag.com/global/rsslogo.jpg 88 31 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10688 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10688 CTA riders for years have been warned of service cut "doomsdays," only to see them averted at the last minute through new government funding or some other rescue. But it's the worst economic period since the Great Depression. And this time, doomsday came. rss@masstransitmag.com (Mary Wisniewski) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:01:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10687 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10687 Toronto Transit Commission employees have launched a Facebook group listing their frustrations with the public, the media and management. rss@masstransitmag.com (CP) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10686 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10686 Forecasters say a storm roaring in from the Midwest is expected to merge with a nor'easter today - converging on eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and northern Delaware. Total accumulations are expected to range from 10 to 18 inches, according to the National Weather Service. rss@masstransitmag.com (By Jeff Gammage and Sandy Bauers) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:59:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10685 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10685 France has decided to speed up the high-speed train project on the Atlantic axis with the Basque Country in order to complete the railway line by 2020, the same year the Paris-Barcelona high-speed train line is expected to be complete and fully operational. rss@masstransitmag.com (ANSAmed - English) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:58:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10684 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10684 Edited excerpts from interview with Mayor Annise Parker on the Metropolitan Transit Authority and regional transportation issues. rss@masstransitmag.com (By Mike Snyder) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:56:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10683 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10683 The new Hampton Roads Transit chief will ask the Virginia Beach city council today for money to help finish the ongoing study of light rail in the city. rss@masstransitmag.com (Aaron Applegate) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:55:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10682 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=10682 Uncle Sam is betting $520 million you'll think twice about driving to Charlotte or Raleigh if a train can get you there in an hour. rss@masstransitmag.com (Taft Wireback) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:53:00 -0500 Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/TTC-Chief-Blasts-Unacceptable-Staff-Behavior/3$10666 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/TTC-Chief-Blasts-Unacceptable-Staff-Behavior/3$10666 The chief general manager of the Toronto Transit Commission has issued a harshly worded message to all staff at the transit agency that decries what he calls the spread of a "culture of complacency and malaise." rss@masstransitmag.com (CBC News) Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:01:00 -0500 Rail News MassTransitMag.com: Rail News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/section.jsp?siteSection=10 http://www.masstransitmag.com rss@masstransitmag.com Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500