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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2025

Biz Briefs: Tolar, Urban Solar, MCI, and More

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2025

New York MTA Hits Ridership Milestone, 3B Taps with OMNY

On Wednesday, October 22, 4.52 million customers rode the subway, and on Thursday, October 23, that figure was 4.55 million riders.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2025

MBTA Approves $850M in Funding to Enhance Safety, Reliability

The funding, stemming from a state transportation fund, will improve safety and reliability across the MBTA system.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2025

GILLIG, NFI Group Form 50/50 JV to Acquire American Seating Assets

The joint acquisition by the two U.S. heavy-duty transit bus manufacturers secures a critical component of the transit industry’s supply chain, positioning American Seating for operational performance recovery and long-term stability to the benefit of all customers, according to a joint press release.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2025

2 New Apps to Aid Visually Impaired, ASL NJ TRANSIT Users

The agency is enhancing accessibility with two new tools: GoodMaps for indoor navigation at Hoboken Terminal and Convo for live ASL interpreting at Newark Penn Station.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2025

MDOT, Detroit, and Michigan Central Collaborate on New Multimodal Transit Hub

Designed to bring robust transportation infrastructure and enhanced multimodal connectivity options to the city.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2025

MTA to Commence Environmental Assessment of Interborough Express Project

The commencement of environmental review marks the first significant milestone reached for the IBX, following Gov. Hochul’s announcement in August that the project had entered the preliminary engineering and design phase.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2025

Metro-North Taps STV to Procure First Battery-Electric Locomotive

The firm is performing design reviews, test coverage, and vehicle inspection services for this program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2025

Chicago Transit Proposes 3 Operating Budgets for 2026

The three budget scenarios being presented maintain, build upon, or reverse the successes achieved so far in 2025, and each calls for a modest fare increase, as requested by the Regional Transportation Authority, to provide additional revenue with minimal impact on ridership, as anticipated.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2025

Maryland Transit Administration Announces Expansion of MARC Train Maintenance Yard

Expanding storage capacity at the rail yard is a key component in delivering more frequent service that better serves existing, changing, and new travel markets, as outlined in the MARC Growth and Transformation Plan.

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