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@Amtrak service stands to lose $757M from its annual grant; elimination of national network. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 1641
Today is a grim anniversary for Amtrak. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2142
New York, New Jersey commit $3.65 billion to fund tunnel project 0 Eugene Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1482
Metro-North likely to miss deadline for positive train control 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1363
How Politics and Bad Decisions Starved New York's Subways 2 Eugene Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1943
Japan Rail Operator Says Sorry, as Train Leaves 20 Seconds Early 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1452
Construction starts on New Jersey bridge, a step to fixing region's rail 0 Eugene Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2263
Time Running Out For ART Funding (Albuquerque, NM) 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1477
U.S. safety board says train crash engineers had undiagnosed sleep disorder 1 Eugene Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1988
Draft Richmond to D.C. rail study out, but controversy remains on route near Ashland, Virginia 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2173
When is it not too soon to talk about 1 jayschool2013 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2797
NYC to alter subway tiles that resemble rebel flag 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3103
Six Reasons Why Trump's Infrastructure Plan Is in Trouble 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Aug 2017 0 1905
Trump Removed the White House's Capital Bikeshare Station 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3670
The Latest: 56 injured, 1 seriously, in Spanish train crash 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2015
Chao appoints federal reps to WMATA's board 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1968
Amtrak names new chief executive 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jul 2017 0 3400
Individualized transportation 3 zipplewrath Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3561
New York City subway's oldest cars set to be used through 2020 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3530
Hudson River tunnel project opens door to private firms 0 Eugene Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4981
High-Speed Rail Rules Delayed Amid Trump Deregulatory Order 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 May 2017 1 5157
Trump budget slashes federal aid for rail, long-distance Amtrak routes 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 May 2017 1 5114
Traffic Jam at the Nations Crossroads 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 7790
It's the 71st Anniversary of the Wreck of the Exposition Flyer. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 6753
Welcome to Uberville: Uber wants to take over public transit, one small town at a time (xpost GD) 1 KamaAina Sep 2016 Mar 2017 1 2038
NJ TRANSIT Train Struck When Amtrak Train Derails At Penn Station 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 3741
End of the road for Albuquerque Cab 5 left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2470
Amtrak train freed after being stuck almost 13 hours in 25-foot North Dakota snowbank 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2476
Feds withholding transportation funds from DC, Md. and Va. 0 Eugene Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2201
Japanese Train Station Protectively Built Around a 700-Year-Old Tree 1 Mosby Jan 2017 Jan 2017 7 2428

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Potential Big Cuts To Amtrak Are Bad For Everyone, Including Drivers 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2885
Plan to Speed Up Amtraks Northeast Route Faces Opposition in Small Towns 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2387
Amtrak suspends service for much of Va. ahead of snowstorm 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2467
New York and New Jersey agree to plan to fund train tunnel, bus terminal 0 Eugene Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2318
Thirty Years Ago Today: Amtrak Crash at Chase, Maryland 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2255
Amtrak expanding Northeast service to D.C. for {an event on Jan. 20} 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2985
Boy Scouts support daily Amtrak service for National Jamboree in WV next summer 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2199
Amtrak says an electric company wants to take it for a ride 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3000
FRA allocates funds for Amtrak Gulf Coast service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2553
Rail Crossing Warnings Are Sought for Mapping Apps. 1 elleng Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1983
New York, New Jersey 10-year transport plan could include rail tunnel 0 Eugene Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1839
Baltimore Amtrak tunnel replacement would cost $4 billion 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1917
Feds: Railroads Slow to Make Progress on Train Technology 0 Eugene Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1718
WiFi on Amtrak’s Acela Express trains shifts into faster gear 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1848
Amtrak Preparing For Thanksgiving Rush With Expanded Schedules, More Seats 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1682
Downeaster’s $13 million layover facility in Brunswick ready to roll 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1694
Behind the scenes of DC Metro’s Tuesday night Red Line debacle - and - Rail Transit OPS 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1742
Ford buys Chariot, makes bike-sharing deal in alt-transport push 0 Eugene Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1624
Denver to Winter Park ski train returning for 2016-17 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1723
Alstom, Amtrak come to terms on $2.5 billion deal 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 Aug 2016 1 2009
Amtrak threatens to cut Boston rail service 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1769
Amtrak Hikes Rents For Backyard Spaces From $25 to $25K, Residents Say 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 2636
Biden: $2.45B Loan for Amtrak Upgrades in Northeast Corridor 1 Eugene Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1791
Amtrak taps "Wick" Moorman, retired top executive at Norfolk Southern, as its next CEO 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1804
Amtrak Wins Argument That Passengers Go First and Freight Can Wait 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 Aug 2016 7 3000
FTA Gives Metro Safety Orders After Finding Dozens Of Red Signal Overruns 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1711
15 things I wish I knew before I hopped in this UberPOOL 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2009
Cities Need More Public Transit, Not More Uber and Self-Driving Cars (xpost from GD) 10 KamaAina Aug 2016 Aug 2016 8 2835
N.M. State Fair gets a brand-new ride: Uber 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1600
Lyft moves toward resuming NM service 0 left-of-center2012 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1513

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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They’re not unicorns, they’re Republicans who like buses and trains 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1783
All the railroads and ferries DC and its environs had in 1921, in one subway-style map 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1781
Planned changes for highways and railroads in I-95 corridor in Virginia announced 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1603
The Beginner's Guide to Open Streets 0 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1684
Reorienting our discussion of city growth 0 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1720
A car-free Motor City? Detroit to try Open Streets program 2 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1948
Chicago: New TIF Districts May Greenlight Belmont Flyover, Other Transit Projects 0 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1818
Next stages of DC Metro repair effort will affect travel to National airport 1 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1794
Philadelphia: Serious Cracks Found in 95 Percent of SEPTA Cars Inspected So Far 0 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 4 1968
DC Metro to cut 500 jobs 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1788
Toronto: A Ride on TTC's Spadina Subway Extension 0 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 2057
Facelift in the works for Toronto's busiest transit corridor 0 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1841
Next SafeTrack Surge Will Be Tough Ride In Northern Virginia, Prince George's Co. 0 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1581
Virginia: Lynchburg Amtrak passengers to get more rail service next year 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1961
How Bike Lanes Get Installed in Toronto 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1714
U.S. bullet train proposals shun public funds, favor private cash 2 Eugene May 2016 Jun 2016 1 1952
Bicyclists behavior -- a question 10 unc70 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 2938
With Metrorail SafeTrack Under Way, Arlington County, Virginia, Sees Huge Increases In Cyclists 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1469
Almost 75% Of D.C. Metro Riders Expecting Transitpocalypse, Survey Says 1 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1827
Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 1882
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