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News•by News/Media Release•December 14, 2022

Metra Board Approves Contract to Reconstruct Electric Stations

The work is part of the Metra Electric Community Initiative, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan to transform 13 stations on the line.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 13, 2022

NJ TRANSIT Awarded Grant to Study TOD Along HBLR Extension

The Northern Branch extension is a proposed nine-mile route through eastern Bergen County from the current terminus of Tonnelle Ave. up to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 13, 2022

Improvements Coming to TTC's Bloor-Yonge Station

With the funding announced, the City of Toronto will be able to expand and rehabilitate the existing subway station to improve efficiency and capacity.

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News•by Alex Roman•December 9, 2022

Safety Issues Cause MARTA to Sideline Atlanta Streetcar Service

The reasoning behind the decision was detailed by MARTA’s Deputy Chief Mechanical Officer Daniel Hecht during a board meeting.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 9, 2022

MTA Announces Future Role of Station Agents

Station agents will shift from working exclusively in booths to performing core customer service functions throughout the station.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 9, 2022

Nokia IP, Private Wireless Chosen by Société du Grand Paris

The contract builds on Nokia’s relationship with SGP following the deployment of an LTE wireless network systems to provide critical network connectivity across three of the new Paris metro lines.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 9, 2022

MBTA Celebrates Completion of Contract for South Coast Rail Main Line Construction

The $159 million contract awarded in May 2020 was the first major construction package awarded for South Coast Rail Phase 1.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 8, 2022

Wiggins to End Tenure at New Orleans RTA

Lona Edward Hankins will serve as interim CEO until the RTA Board of Commissioners permanently fills the role.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 7, 2022

USDOT Makes Historic Funding Available to Expand Passenger Rail

Selected projects will improve existing rail corridors and create new ones, broadening access to intercity passenger rail services for communities across the country.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 7, 2022

L.A. Metro Submits Funding Application for Rail Projects

The funding would come from the state’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, also known as TIRCP.

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