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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2020

Keolis essential employees enjoy food for heroes luncheon

The Food for Heroes program provides lunches for essential employees during the COVID-19 emergency.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

Metrolink survey highlights importance of service during stay-at-home

More than one half of the respondents either work in Healthcare (39%) or Transportation/Logistics (14%), and nearly one-third (32%) have no vehicle and rely on Metrolink to get to their jobs.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

FRA awards $22M to 3 rail projects

Funding under this program was made available by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019, 2018, and 2017.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2020

MTA to use UV light to clean transit system

The MTA is also launching the Essential Plan Night Service marking a robust increase in overnight bus service — substantially increasing the number of bus trips by 1,168 or more than 76%,

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2020

Metra increasing Electric service to complete PTC

The new schedule will represent about 74% of the normal weekday service.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2020

APTA provides briefing to T&I Committee

President/CEO Paul P. Skoutelas discussed how the public transportation industry is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and that additional aid will be needed now and for the future.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2020

OLI awards grants for rail safety public awareness campaigns

The approved grants were awarded through a competitive process, with selection based on criteria such as successfully leveraging the federal funds with private partnerships.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2020

Sacramento RT taps Siemens for 20 new light rail vehicles

The contract, including the 20 trains, spare parts, and tools is approximately $100 million.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2020

Calif.'s LOSSAN lands $38.7M grant

The funding is part of the 2020 TIRCP, which will provide a total of $500 million to projects statewide that reduce GHG emissions by improving rail and transit services.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2020

More than 5K MTA employees return to work after quarantines

As a result of the strengthening workforce and improved employee scheduling, MTA New York City Transit is continuing to improve subway service regularity.

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