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The groundbreaking ceremony at Amtrack's Philadelphia maintenance facility.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 4, 2024

Amtrak, Partners Break Ground on Train Maintenance Facility

Amtrak’s new Philadelphia based train maintenance facility will advance their new era of rail and support modern, state-of-the-art trains.

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ArticlesOctober 4, 2024

Transforming Mass Transit with AI and Advanced Analytics

Transit agencies are laser-focused on improving safety, security, and efficiency in their mass transit systems, and they are increasingly looking to new advancements and use cases in surveillance technology to do so.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 3, 2024

Sound Transit Holds Kent Station Groundbreaking

New garage will give Kent Station more than 400 additional stalls for residents to use when utilizing the available transit services.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2024

Agencies Release Feasibility Study to Increase Capacity at New York Penn Station

The study concludes none of the concepts achieve this capacity goal, a significant milestone that determines the focus going forward will be on options that expand the station physical footprint.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2024

APTA Transit Equity Report Charts Public Transportation Progress

Drawing on the equity-driven initiatives of 11 transit agencies, the report illustrates the innovative measures being taken to embed equity into public transportation.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2024

Amtrak Launches 'Retrain Travel' Ad Campaign

The campaign showcases the spacious, comfortable seats, and other unique Amtrak amenities and features that can make travel enjoyable again.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 1, 2024

More Than $1 Billion Made Available to Support America’s Passenger Rail

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and investments will further expand, modernize, and improve America’s intercity passenger rail network.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2024

San Diego Launches Copper Line Light Rail System

The Copper Line will serve four stations between El Cajon Transit Center and Santee Trolley Station every 15 minutes every day for most of the day.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2024

SEPTA Expands Efforts to Combat Fare Evasion

SEPTA’s board approved the purchase of 100 full-length fare gates from Conduent Transport Solutions Inc.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2024

New FTA Directive Requires Transit Agencies to Address Transit Worker Assaults

The General Directive, the first one to be issued by FTA, will require more than 700 transit agencies nationwide to take action to protect frontline transit workers from the risk of assaults.

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