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News•by Staff•March 4, 2019

St. Louis Metro taps Transit as its official app

With the app, Metro riders can see nearby transit options and departure times in big text and bright colors.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2019

L.A. Metro to explore congestion pricing, taxing ride-hailing companies

The board also voted to continue work on the Twenty-Eight by ’28 Initiative, which seeks ways to accelerate the delivery of 28 major projects before the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2019

Transdev promotes Augustine, names new GM for New Orleans contract

Daryll Simpson was approved by the board as the agency's new GM, whiel Augustine will transition to sr. VP, infrastructure and supply chain.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2019

NY MTA names tech co. finalists tapped to improve transit services

At the end of an eight-week Transit Tech Lab, the MTA can decide to move forward with a one-year pilot of those technologies.

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News•by Staff•February 28, 2019

Florida, New Jersey, New York meet rail safety oversight deadline

States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2019

Amtrak train stuck in snow safely towed back to Eugene

Union Pacific crews worked overnight Monday to clear the tracks, which allowed locomotive to reach the train and start towing it.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2019

Honolulu rail project subpoenaed by feds for third time

Latest asks for minutes from all board of directors meetings from 2011 through 2018, including private discussions in sessions.

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News•by Staff•February 27, 2019

Governor calls for NJ TRANSIT to reveal re-launch date for rail lines

Service on three trains has been suspended since September.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2019

Amtrak train stuck in snow since Sunday is back on the move

The Coast Starlight train left Seattle for Los Angeles early Sunday and struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks that evening.

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News•by Staff•February 26, 2019

MTA subway performance improving, officials call for congestion pricing

The MTA is in a dire financial position, officials say, with an operating budget deficit of approximately $500M as early as 2020.

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