Mass Transit Rail Update - Tuesday ENL - Sep 16th, 2025
Mass Transit Rail Update
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September 16, 2025
MTA’s Staten Island Railway begins operating R211S subway cars
The cars include pre-installed security cameras in each car, as well as additional accessible seating, digital displays that will provide more detailed station-specific information and brighter lighting and signage.
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DART’s Silver Line to begin passenger service Oct. 25
The 26-mile Silver Line links Richardson, Dallas, Addison, Carrollton, Coppell and Grapevine, Texas, with DFW International Airport.
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Sound Transit’s Link light-rail vehicle crosses I-90 floating bridge under own power
The milestone allows the agency to begin a series of tests ahead of the opening of the full 2 Line in early 2026.
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NJ Transit purchases 200 additional multilevel rail cars from Alstom
By Brandon Lewis
The new rail cars, along with 12 additional ALP-45A dual-powered locomotives, will help the agency fully modernize its rail fleet by 2031.
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Hitachi Rail opens new ‘lighthouse digital factory’ in Maryland
The new factory will be able to produce 20 railcars a month for customers throughout the region.
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UPDATED: OCTA begins sand nourishment effort on San Clemente rail line
The agency plans to place up to 540,000 cubic yards of sand along the coastline, pending sand sourcing and additional permitting approvals.
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Government of Ontario breaks ground on first of three stations for Scarborough Subway Extension
The extension of the TTC’s Line 2 will accommodate more than 10,000 passengers and facilitate over 7,000 transfers during rush hour by 2030.
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FRA to increase railroad bridge safety inspectors
The administration is increasing the amount of safety inspectors from less than 10 to 160, with new training to address bridge mechanics.
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