METRO Briefs
Bus drivers aid in evacuation effort. Federal government rejects transit security grant request. Congress reaches rail safety bill agreement.
Bus drivers aid in evacuation effort. Federal government rejects transit security grant request. Congress reaches rail safety bill agreement.
When fully implemented, 75 percent of residents in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area will live within 1.2 miles of rapid transit, compared to just 42 percent currently.
Transit operations are using new applications to streamline their customer service systems, resulting in improved productivity and reduced costs. Feedback from customers is also being elicited to help improve transit services.
Visionaries in the rail industry are working to change the mindset and culture of rail work and safe performance. Preventive measures, such as removing barriers to safety and ensuring thorough training, are rapidly reducing safety risks and injuries.
Two pending bills in the Congress would begin to address the need for PTC by requiring Class I railroads to implement PTC in the coming years.
The two contracts for the supply of 58 Bombardier Traxx locomotives from the leasing company Railpool amount to approximately $276 million.
Alaska-based engineering firm's services include civil, heavy freight rail, structural, transportation and waterfront engineering services.
After the project has received a favorable rating, the federal government and the State of Florida will assist in funding the system, according to officials.
Train lessor Angel Trains signed a contract for new Pendolino rolling stock and a 10-year maintenance contract worth a total of $2.6 billion.
Train is being presented at the newly opened Contemporary Space of The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in Athens, Greece, the European center for architecture, art, design and urban studies.
The project is funded by the Department of Homeland Security and purchased through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Association.
The addition effectively doubles Muni light rail capacity and provides light rail operations and maintenance on both sides of San Francisco.
Sen. Clinton proposes new transit bill. Investigators to query freight crew. California seeks operator cell phone ban.
Express routes will see changes, such as new trips to increase frequency, minor schedule adjustments or major rerouting to places like new transit facilities.
The call was supported by the release of an economic study by HDR Decision Economics Inc. that analyzed the optimal supply and demand for urban transit in Canada.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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