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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2018

London Tube travel linked to the spread of flu-like illnesses

Study discovered higher rates of airborne infections in Londoners that have longer subway journeys through busier terminals.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2018

Moovit tapped to provide journey planning for Maryland transits

The Center for Mobility Equity will embed the Moovit Web Trip planner on their website to allow for easy journey searches.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2018

LA Metro's Wiggins named CEO of Metrolink

Wiggins replaces Art Leahy who announced his retirement on Oct. 12 after 48 years in transportation.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2018

Bombardier wins bid to build new NJ TRANSIT railcars

The order for 113 Multilevel III passenger vehicles, the largest order for railcars in recent years by NJ TRANSIT, will allow the agency to replace the oldest railcars in its fleet.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2018

Clever Devices to replace Metra tracking, announcement systems

The contract also calls for a test on 11 cars of an automatic passenger counting system that uses cameras in the entrances.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2018

New report examines if 'See Something, Say Something' is working

On-site police, security personnel, transportation employees, train and bus passengers, and ordinary citizens have prevented 10.6% of the 5,372 terrorist attacks on public transit.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2018

Alstom, Siemens submit remedy package to European Commission

The package represents their proposal to address the Commission’s concerns while preserving the industrial and economic value of the deal.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2018

DC Streetcar hits 3 million passenger milestone

As the system nears the third anniversary of passenger service along the H/Benning corridor, plans to expand the 2.4 mile system continue to move forward.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2018

Metra ends 'anonymous' purchases on Ventra mobile payment app

If a phone is lost, stolen, damaged or replaced, user’s account information can be used to restore any tickets that were lost.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2018

MBTA GM leaving post after 15 months

MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board Vice Chair Steve Poftak will succeed Luis Ramirez as the new GM.

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