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Videos•by Staff•April 22, 2013

N.Y. MTA Earth Day 2013 PSA: Subway

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a series of Public Service Announcements. This is the subway PSA.

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News•by Staff•April 19, 2013

New white paper examines high-speed rail in U.S.

Looks at why the U.S. has been slow to develop HSR and how conditions have changed recently within the U.S. that might affect HSR development going forward.

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News•by Staff•April 19, 2013

UPDATE: MBTA resumes service, officer in critical condition

Decision made to close services made following chaotic night, ending with one Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed and another still on the run. An MBTA transit officer was among those shot by the suspects.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2013

Gannett Fleming completes Pa. rail station rehab

The Franklin Street Station, which served as the main station for the Reading Railroad Co. starting in 1929, saw its last train depart in 1981 and stood in disrepair for more than three decades.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2013

L.A. Metro launches safety website

Funded by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security and uses a wealth of the department’s resources.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2013

Chicago awarded $30M HUD grant for loan program

Aims to make it easier for entities interested in developing real estate to receive low-interest loans, if the projects are within proximity — defined in most cases as within a half-mile — of transit lines.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2013

Ideal subway seating has fewer middle seats

Placing vertical poles in the middle to maximize that premium near-the-door space for short-trip passengers and transverse seating at the ends of the cars for long-distance riders are some recommendations.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2013

Worker caught in N.Y. subway pit meets rescuers

Veteran construction worker Joe Barone was working on the subway construction site at 95th Street when some wooden planks gave way, plunging him into the frigid sludge, where he was trapped for hours.

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News•by Staff•April 17, 2013

Operation Lifesaver urges photographers to be safe

Last year, more than 800 people were injured or killed while trespassing on railroad property in the U.S., according to preliminary Federal Railroad Administration statistics.

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News•by Staff•April 17, 2013

Texas county wants high-speed development to DFW Airport

Signs resolution in reaction to reports from the Regional Transportation Council that a private group including Central Japan Railway is proposing bullet-train service between Houston and Dallas, with possibly a terminal in southeast Dallas.

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