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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2013

N.Y MTA subway project reaches major milestone

All blasting operations for Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway Project are complete and heavy construction to excavate and create the 96th St station reached substantial completion.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2013

Amtrak Calif. lines hit record ridership

Over the past 10 years, ridership on the Pacific Surfliner, the second-busiest rail corridor in the nation, and the San Joaquin, the fifth-busiest, increased by nearly one million passengers, and ticket revenues skyrocketed from $44 million to $102 million.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2013

N.Y. bound Amtrak Crescent train derails

Seven of the nine cars on Train 20 from New Orleans went off the track in Spartanburg, S.C., but stayed upright, leaving no serious injuries.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2013

Valley Metro training empowers disabled riders

After classroom lessons, which cover universal topics such as how to buy tickets, participants practice boarding and make an escorted round trip on Metro light rail.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffNovember 23, 2013

Nov/Dec 2013 in pictures

A look at METRO's Nov/Dec 2013 in pictures.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

Fla.'s PSTA bus, light rail plan approved

Includes a comprehensive, countywide bus improvement plan and a light rail project from Clearwater to St. Petersburg via the Gateway/Carillon area.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2013

Proposed Colo. high-speed rail line would cost $9.8 billion

Favored plan connects Fort Collins to Denver International Airport and heads south to Colorado Springs.

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Videosby StaffNovember 21, 2013

How Does a Tunnel-Boring Machine Drill Underground?

This animation shows exactly how the 110-ton, 300-foot-long tunnel boring machine will drill a distance of nearly two miles, 100 feet beneath the New York Harbor seabed.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

Alstom delivers 1,500th Citadis tram

Since it entered service, Citadis has continuously evolved to incorporate the latest technological innovations including the introduction of alternatives to overhead power lines.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2013

San Francisco MTA launches 2nd tunnel boring machine

In the coming months, the two machines will travel north under 4th Street, Stockton Street and Columbus Avenue, excavating and constructing San Francisco’s first new subway line in decades.

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