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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Subway construction photos provide view of 'old New York'

Many of the photographs were made with an 8 x10 camera and glass plates, which were considered the height of image-making technology.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

BART Police Chief Outlines His Vision for Safety

Chief of Police Ed Alvarez shared promising new crime data showing his new strategies are already paying off.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

NJ Transit makes major advancement of positive train control

The FRA has approved the agency to begin Revenue Service Demonstration of the safety technology.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2020

Alstom to buy Bombardier Transportation for up to $6.7 billion

The agreement would create the world's No. 2 train manufacturer and better take on China's CCRC Corp.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2020

Conn. launches mobile ticketing for passenger rail

The app, CTrail eTix, is a more convenient way to pay rail fare without needing to carry and display a paper ticket.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

MARTA names chief customer experience officer, forms rider council

Rhonda Allen has worked closely with all departments across the authority, most recently coordinating plans for Super Bowl LIII.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

Amtrak to begin high-speed testing of first trainset for new Acela fleet

Train to travel from New York to Colorado ahead of 2021 launch.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

Law enforcement teams keep crime levels down on LA Metro system

Since 2017, the agency uses Metro transit security, private security and in-house fare compliance officers to better protect the system.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2020

Student ridership doubles on SacRT

The City of Sacramento provided SacRT with $1 million, as well as additional funds from other cities and school districts to counter revenue loss for the year-long RydeFreeRT program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2020

Sustainable transport on track to bypass cars by 2030 in largest cities

Cycling is predicted to increase by 18%, while walking and public transport usage will rise by 15% and 6% respectively.

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