There’s So Much Human Hair In DC’s Metro It’s Now A Fire Hazard

By Thomas Phippen, Reporter, The Daily Caller; November 17, 2017 Parts of the Washington, D.C. metro rail system is caked…

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Seattle is building the world’s first floating passenger train

By Leanna Garfield, Business Insider US; November 17, 2017 Seattle, Washington is no stranger to ambitious transportation projects. The city…

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California: Foothill Gold Line Light Rail Extension to Generate $2.6 Billion in Economic Return and Tens of Thousands of Jobs During Construction, Study Reveals

A press release from Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority: MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the Foothill Gold Line…

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Tickets? Puh-leez. There Are Lots of New Ways to Pay Bus and Train Fares.

By Daniel C. Vock, Governing Magazine; November 13, 2017 Depending on the city where you live, paying for a ride…

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Canada and Quebec to fund 11 transit projects in Montreal

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 13, 2017 Rehabilitation projects to rail infrastructure have been included in a…

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Miami: Fed up with Metrorail delays? Check out the new train that should start fixing them.

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 13, 2017 How old are Miami-Dade’s Metrorail trains? Ronald Reagan was a first-term president…

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Op-ed Opinion: On infrastructure, take a page from Silicon Valley’s book

By Kevin Price, Crain’s New York Business; November 9, 2017 Last month the biggest players in public transportation convened to shed…

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Miami: Relief for Metrorail passengers not coming until 2018, despite larger budget

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 6, 2017 The last-minute budget reprieve Metrorail won from Miami-Dade County in September hasn’t…

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New York City: MTA worker drags, kicks drunk guy off subway

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 7, 2017 A disturbing video shows an MTA worker dragging and kicking a…

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New York City’s public transit somehow ranked best in the nation

By Danielle Furfaro and Lia Eustachewich, New York Post; October 29, 2017 What the F? City straphangers just endured a…

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New York City: Undercover and underground with NYPD elite anti-crime subway unit

By Tim Fleischer, WABC Eyewitness News 7; October 27, 2017 BRONX, New York (WABC) — Undercover. Underground. Members of an…

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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Bans Alcohol Ads on Subways, Buses and Trains

By Gwynne Hogan, dnainfo.com; October 25, 2017 NEW YORK CITY — The MTA canned the sale of advertising to beer,…

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Starbucks Door Handles Are 31 Times More Germy Than New York City’s Subways

By Taylor Rock, Editor, The Daily Meal; October 25, 2017 The coffee shop’s door proved slightly less germy than a…

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Asia – Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?

By Bhavan Jaipragas, South China Morning Post; October 21, 2017 The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down…

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UK: London Overground is experimenting with telling passengers which bits of the next train is busiest

By Jonn Elledge, City Metric; October 17, 2017 One of the most fun things to do, for those who enjoy…

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Nashville, all aboard: Mayor Barry reveals details for $5.2 billion transit plan (and when to expect it)

By Meg Garner, Reporter, Nashville Business Journal; October 17, 2017 Mayor Megan Barry announced Tuesday her $5.2 billion plan for…

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New Zealand: Random ticket checkpoints reveal most Wellington rail user are an honest bunch

By DAMIAN GEORGE, The Dominion Post; October 13, 2017 Wellington’s train users have proven themselves to be a largely honest…

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Why Uber and Lyft Might Be Hurting Stressed Public Transit Systems

By Barb Darrow, Fortune Magazine, October 13, 2017 Conventional wisdom holds that the use of ridesharing services like Uber and…

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Sound Transit CEO says voters’ approval is ‘personal sacrifice’

By MyNorthwest.com; October 11, 2017 Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff said voters within the agency’s taxing district have made a…

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South Florida: The Wave streetcar system in Fort Lauderdale gets crucial boost in federal funding

By Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun Sentinel; October 9, 2017 The federal government has released $60.8 million to help build…

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