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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 20, 2025

FTA Could Withhold New York MTA Funds After Track Safety Issues and Risk Assessments

After a fatal transit worker accident and near misses, the FTA demands stronger safety measures from New York's MTA.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2025

Amtrak Pushes Ahead on Trio of East Coast Rail Yard Projects

Combined with two similar projects already under construction in Philadelphia and Seattle, and another in planning for Rensselaer/Albany, New York, these collective investments will support Amtrak’s continued record ridership growth and help deliver a new era of passenger rail in America.

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2025

Denver's RTD Boosts Rail Fare Inspections by More Than 500%

Throughout 2025, officers are conducting between 300,000 and 400,000 fare checks a month on the rail system, the agency reported.

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Riders boarding at a Toronto rail station.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 18, 2025

Canada and Toronto Move to a Single-Source TTC Subway Contract

Ontario and Toronto back a single-source deal with Alstom for 70 new TTC subway trains, securing manufacturing jobs and reliable service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2025

MARTA Names Hunt Interim GM/CEO

The board also named a strategic operational advisory group to support the interim chief in his interim role.

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Aerial view of the new Metra Grayland Station and bridge.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 15, 2025

Chicago’s Metra Opens Updated Station, Dedicates New Bridge Over Milwaukee Ave.

The $39.5M project replaced a century-old bridge and delivered a modern, ADA-compliant Grayland Station to improve safety, reliability, and accessibility.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2025

Honolulu Rail City Center Guideway, Stations Break Ground

The CCGS project includes the construction of six rail stations and approximately three miles of elevated guideway beginning near the Middle Street Transit Center Station and ending at the Civic Center Station.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2025

Report: Competition Key to Revitalizing U.S. Passenger Rail

The report was written by Chapman and Ray Chambers, head of the Association for Innovative Passenger Rail Operations and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2025

MTA Reports Safest July in NYC Transit's History

NYPD statistics show robberies are down 16.7%, felony assaults down 9.3%, and grand larcenies down 6%. Notably, there were no burglaries the entire month of July.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2025

South Florida Transit Agencies Launch Unified Mobile App

SoFloGO brings together four major transit systems — Tri-Rail; BCT; Palm Tran; and DTPW’s Metrorail, Metrobus, and Metromover services — into one intuitive platform.

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