Boston T’s declining ridership: Why and where

By Adam Vaccaro, Boston Globe; November 10, 2017 MBTA ridership is on the decline. The agency has in recent weeks…

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New York City: MTA replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ subway, bus announcements with more inclusive terms

By Vincent Barone, amNEWYORK; November 9, 2017 Prepare for more inclusive train delay announcements. The MTA is banning the use…

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New Jersey Transit official warned feds of staffing crisis 2 months before Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, NorthJersey.com; November 10, 2017 A top official at NJ Transit wrote a letter to federal safety regulators warning them about…

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Passenger railroads try new social media tools to connect with riders

By Daniel Niepow, Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2017 In May, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed off on…

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New York Police Department orders more transit cops to patrol subways alone, leaving some worried for their safety

By Thomas Tracy, Dan Rivoli, and Graham Rayman, New York Daily News; November 9, 2017 The NYPD has ordered more…

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San Francisco: BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ train misses mark in test run

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 9, 2017 Bay Area Rapid Transit‘s (BART) new “Fleet of the Future” rail cars failed…

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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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Dozens of New Jersey Transit engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; November 8, 2017 More than one in 10 New Jersey Transit train engineers who…

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Senate panel confirms slew of Trump transportation nominees

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill, November 8, 2017 A Senate panel on Wednesday confirmed a slew of President Trump’s picks…

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New York City: The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station

By Robert Khederian, Curbed New York; November 7, 2017 When Pennsylvania Station first opened in 1910, it was a far…

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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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Maryland: a transportation innovator?

By Scott Shaffer, The Baltimore Sun; November 8, 2017 Maryland is not known as a mass transportation innovator. Despite having…

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Illinois: Demand Exists for Lake Forest Amtrak Station

LAKE FOREST — Strong demand exists for an Amtrak stop at the west Lake Forest train station, though several obstacles…

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Cary, North Carolina Train Station Gets High Marks For Ranking Number One In The Country For Overall Station Experience

By Staff, North Carolina News Network; November 8, 2017 CARY– The Amtrak train station in Cary was ranked as the…

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New Jersey Transit adds PTSI Transportation’s Route Learning System™

Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 8, 2017 PTSI Transportation has completed work on the application…

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Long Island Rail Road blames New York Penn Station work for drop in ridership

From News12 Long Island; November 6, 2017 HICKSVILLE – Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road has dropped off steadily…

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New York City: Making $1,000 per week rapping in the subway

By Mark Chiusano, amNEWYork.com; November 6, 2017 Timothy Little’s subway rapping career started by accident, while he was listening to…

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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 Jersey Transit seeking to replace 50-year-old locomotives

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; November 7, 2017 NJ Transit’s oldest locomotives, some of which have been on the tracks for…

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New Wallingford, Connecticut train station makes debut

By Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register; November 6, 2017 WALLINGFORD — The only thing that was missing was a train.…

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In Connecticut Communities On The Line: Town Centers With Hartford Rail Stops Are Being Reinvigorated

By Leonard Felson, Hartford Courant; November 6, 2017 Imagine. Nearly hourly train service from Hartford to New York. It’s coming.…

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Denver RTD’s FasTracks project has pumped $1B+ into region’s small businesses

By Cathy Proctor, Reporter, Denver Business Journal; November 2, 2017 Over the last 12 years, the Regional Transportation District’s sprawling…

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California: Fairfield-Vacaville train station nears completion

By Staff, Daily Republic; November 7, 2017 FAIRFIELD — All aboard Monday as the new Capitol Corridor station on Vanden…

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