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NYC Subway Chief May Quite Over Tensions With Cuomo, Colleagues Fear 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1548

Amtrak advances Baltimore Penn Station project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1647

North Carolina: GoTriangle calls off Durham-Orange light-rail project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1586

Amtrak's Hiawatha Service Sees Record Increase in Passenger Ridership 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1745

After decades of resistance, Atlanta's booming suburbs face a historic vote on public transit 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1878

High-Speed Rail in the U.S. Remains Elusive: Illinois Shows Why 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2274

Manhattan drivers may soon face congestion fee to pay for subway fix 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1613

CHSRA was established 23 years ago. Since then, China has built 16,000 miles of high-speed rail. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1875

Amtrak Plan to Expand Ridership Could Sidetrack Storied Trains 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1932

Why the California Bullet Train Project Failed: 7 "Worst Practices" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 2023

Trump demands $3.5 billion back from 'disaster' high-speed rail project 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1819

Is that a streetcar or light rail? Here's how to tell the difference. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1919

Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2019 0 marmar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1978

Yes, fire is used to keep Chicago trains running in the cold 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2065

New Jersey officials call on Trump to replace critical rail tunnel 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1750

Three NJ Transit rail lines remain suspended as federal shutdown continues 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1728

Amtrak is replacing its fleet of DC-to-Boston passenger railcars 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1820

Transit Data for Whomst? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1579

Trump nominations for Amtrak board of directors. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 2531

TEXRail opens for passenger service 1 marmar Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1821

In Portland, Scooter Start-Ups Played Nice. Regulators Took Note. 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1645

Lessons MARC should learn from my most frustrating commute 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1500

The fastest trains in the U.S. are about to get faster. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2752

Could a Chinese-made Metro car spy on us? Many experts say yes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1414

Opinion piece: California's High Speed Rail Project Will Collapse Within Four Years 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Jan 2019 0 1765

See all the transit from Boston to DC on one animation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1610

Amtrak riders between St. Louis and Chicago are still waiting for 90 and 110 mph speeds 3 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2113

Why is the west coast doing so well with rail and light rail? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1908

Thirty-two Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1451

New York governor blocks full shutdown of subway line for repairs 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1546

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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See a week of Amtrak trips on one animated map 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1657

Rising Waters Are Drowning Amtrak's Northeast Corridor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1525

Public transit system in Washington DC struggles with privatization 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1661

Hitting the rails: Oklahoma City set to inaugurate streetcar service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1372

Trolley-Train Hybrid Tackles City Streets, Then Speeds to Suburbs 5 marmar Feb 2014 Dec 2018 5 3008

Northeast Maglev Sees Synergy With Amazon HQ2, Residents Disagree 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1453

For 80,000 Commuters, One Nemesis: A 108-Year-Old Bridge 3 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 2132

Potomac River bridge expansion will add new tracks and a bike trail between DC and Virginia 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1735

Trump to meet with New York governor on stalled tunnel project 3 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1862

Passengers On Boston-Bound Amtrak Train Stranded For Nearly Six Hours 1 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1615

A lot of cities want roboshuttles, including D.C. But will they work? 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1448

M.T.A. Warns of Fare Increases and Service Cuts as Budget Crisis Looms 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1864

Albuquerque, NM, rejecting all BYD ART buses, switching to non electric 1 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1735

Welcome to the Long Bridge Project over the Potomac River between Virginia and DC 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1674

Nationwide, Transportation Measures Rolled to Victory 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1476

On the ballot in 2018, a clear contrast among those who would move into Governors' mansions 0 marmar Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1498

Report Card Grades Miami's 'Abysmal' Transit Options. Hint: Nobody Even Got a C 0 marmar Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1726

'They're Bold and Fresh': The Millennials Disrupting Boston's Transit System 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1899

Beverly Hills schools call on Trump administration to strip Purple Line funding 9 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2703

Speaking of Nazis and Amtrak: 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 6 2420

Proposed California initiative seeks to end high speed rail 4 Eugene Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1905

Amtrak's data could help riders and employees -- too bad it's so hard to find 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 4 1938

GO Transit adding trips on Lakeshore train lines 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1582

We are live: The State of Positive Train Control Implementation in the United States 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1677

Grim 10th anniversary: the 2008 Chatsworth train collision 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1670

Metro's soaring pension costs threaten future service, federal report says 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1497

Protesters rally against proposed Baltimore Tunnel Project vent 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1367

Metro begins 8000-series railcar procurement 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1490

Today at 10:00AM - Highways and Transit Subcommittee examines "Innovation in Surface Transporttion" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1270

Amtrak denies that it will discontinue service on eight PTC-exempt routes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1839

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Pa.'s first app-based, on-demand bus-ride service coming soon 1 left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1546

Map of every railroad line in the world, and the maximum allowed speed on those lines 4 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 4 2152

Road in Bourbonnais, IL, site of deadly 1999 Amtrak collision, to be vacated for Nucor expansion 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1842

Essay: The Last Train To Grand Canyon: How Amtrak Fails The National Parks--And America 7 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 3371

Field Hearing: Continued Oversight of the California High-Speed Rail Project Subcommittee on Railroa 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1583

All of Metro's new 7000 Series rail cars need wiring replaced 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 1768

Mountain of Ride-Share Bikes Left at Dallas Recycling Center After Company Leaves City 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 10 2169

TSA considering eliminating screening at smaller airports 3 left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1761

Amtrak to invest $370 million in Northeast Corridor 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1773

Amtrak audit faults D.C. station project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1569

Can Andy Byford Save the Subways? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1666

San Jose: Two people dead after light-rail train, car collide. Police say railway safety arms down 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1726

Cuts to Amtrak 'Southwest Chief' ? 0 left-of-center2012 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1702

How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country 1 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1681

Albuquerque: Company sent faulty ART bus due to city pressure 0 left-of-center2012 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1720

House Republicans push Mulvaney, Trump to rescind Gateway funds 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1996

Sleeker and smarter: Japan unveils new Shinkansen 'Supreme' bullet train 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2178

Two possible routes chosen for high-speed maglev train linking Baltimore to DC. 2 elleng Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1932

Trump administration deals another blow to Gateway tunnel project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Feb 2018 4 1669

'No-Fault' Pacts with Railroads Hold Amtrak Liable for Accidents It Didn't Cause 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 1924

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