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News•by Staff•May 28, 2014

2 men convicted in Sound Transit copper wire thefts

The pair reportedly used bolt cutters to detach the copper wire, entering maintenance hatches in a tunnel that runs below the elevated stretch of the light rail between the SeaTac and Rainier Beach rail stops, from November 2010 through August 2011.

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News•by Staff•May 28, 2014

Virginia Railway taps GlobeSherpa for mobile ticketing

When the new ticket system launches, customers will be able to purchase and use commuter rail tickets with just a few clicks on their smartphone.

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News•by Staff•May 28, 2014

Edmonton light rail project receives $150M infusion

The project is the first funding announcement since the launch of the New Building Canada Fund, the Government of Canada's unprecedented long-term infrastructure plan.

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News•by Staff•May 27, 2014

Seattle's Sound Transit 2014 ridership up

It was the busiest first three months of the year in Sound Transit history. Link light rail ridership grew 15%, with 2.3 million first quarter boardings and an average of almost 30,000 on weekdays.

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News•by Staff•May 27, 2014

Chicago Transit doubles vets on staff

The increases are the result of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool’s focused efforts to promote and expand the hiring of veterans.

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News•by Staff•May 27, 2014

N.C. CATS restoring $10M in light rail projects

In 2010, when CATS was concerned with whether it could afford to build the Blue Line extension, the transit system removed some features to save money

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News•by Staff•May 27, 2014

Melaniphy: Commuter tax benefit equality needed

The parking benefit increased this year to $250, thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment implemented by the Internal Revenue Service, while the public-transportation benefit declined to $130.

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Products•May 22, 2014

Video recorders

The RoadRecorder series offers high-definition recording and utilizes both hard-disk drive and solid-state recording to create redundant data storage, according to the company.

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News•by Staff•May 22, 2014

D.C. Metro to retrofit vending machines to dispense smartcards

Will upgrade more than 500 fare vending machines over the next two years at stations throughout the system to dispense SmarTrip cards instead of paper fare cards.

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News•by Staff•May 22, 2014

French trains too wide to fit in some stations

Train operator SNCF and network owner RFF said about 1,300 of France's 8,700 railway platforms must be trimmed, at a cost of $69 million, to make way for the wider rolling stock.

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