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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 12, 2024

APTA Urges Congress to Honor BIL, Fully Fund Transit

In a letter, APTA President/CEO said “At a minimum, we urge the THUD Appropriations Act, together with advance appropriations of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to provide $21.1 billion for public transit and $16.7 billion for passenger rail, as passed by the Senate..."

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Newsby Louis PrejeanJanuary 11, 2024

Trinity Metro Reflects on TEXRail Success, Celebrates Huge Milestone

TEXRail offered free rides throughout the service day on Jan. 10, to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 10, 2024

Alstom, Siemens Shortlisted to Supply California High-Speed Trains

The identification of the shortlisted teams is a crucial step toward the release of the Request for Proposals and procurement of state-of-the-art electrified high-speed trainsets capable of operating at speeds up to 220 mph.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 9, 2024

WSP Names New National Bus Practice Leader

Most recently, Inez Evans was the first black female president and CEO of IndyGo, the largest transit agency in Indiana, where she was a champion for BRT and zero-emission buses.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 9, 2024

WMATA Breaks Ground on Mixed-Use Joint Development

The project is the final phase of a mixed-use joint development helping spur the transformation of the surrounding North Bethesda Pike District.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 8, 2024

NY MTA Subway Lines Back in Service After Derailment

The full restoration of service will come two days after the collision incident, following the removal of two incident trains from the 96 Street subway tunnel, repairs to the tunnel’s tracks and the third rail, and a safety inspection of the tunnel area.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 8, 2024

3 Caltrain Electric Trains Complete Testing

The entirety of the new Caltrain fleet must meet all safety and quality standards before the launch of electrified service in the fall of 2024. 

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 5, 2024

Tri-Rail to Expand Train Service into Downtown Miami

The new service will be introduced as a train-to-train transfer at the Metrorail Transfer Station in Hialeah.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 3, 2024

New York's MTA Completes Final 'Re-NEW-vation' of 2023

Court St Station marked the 53rd and final station to be re-NEW-vated in 2023, surpassing NYCT’s promised goal of upgrading, repairing, and deep cleaning 50 stations by the end of 2023.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 29, 2023

WMATA's Red Line to Open Early, Under Budget

With the Red Line work completed, the weekend will be free of any scheduled track work going into New Year's Eve when train service systemwide will be extended to 2 a.m. to accommodate workers and revelers ringing in the new year.

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