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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MBTA Releases Independent Audit, Publishes Internal Safety Review

The investigations revealed deficiencies in track inspection processes, including inconsistencies in documentation and oversight. Both concluded improvements are imperative in terms of leadership, standardizing procedures, increasing staffing and training, and clearly outlining roles and responsibilities.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MARTA Railcars Heading to Atlantic Ocean Reef Project

The Reef Project deploys large objects to the bottom of the ocean that over time develop into reef habitats for marine wildlife.

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Newsby Alex RomanSeptember 7, 2023

METRO's 2023 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Revealed

Now in its ninth year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners for successful partnerships that positively impacted them. This year's crop also expanded to include passenger rail operations and their supplier partners who have done the same.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 6, 2023

Penn Station’s Long Island Rail Road Train Hall Renovations Complete

WSP was the program management consultant for the $700 million project, which significantly improved passenger circulation and eased congestion at Penn Station.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 4, 2023

MTA Completes Re-NEW-Vation at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway L Station

This work is part of New York City Transit (NYCT)’s Re-NEW-Vation Program, which utilizes planned weekend service outages to perform upgrades, repairs, and enhanced cleaning in stations within a 55-hour window.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 1, 2023

Denver's RTD Wraps 'Zero Fare for Better Air' Pilot

The state-funded program, which expanded by one month this year, provided access to all RTD’s services during the months of July and August at no cost.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 31, 2023

Caltrain, Partners Celebrate Energization of 2nd Traction Power Substation

The milestone signifies major progress in expanding Caltrain’s ability to test and run electric trains along the corridor.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 29, 2023

L.A. Metro Ridership Continues Climb in July

The agency saw a 15% year-over-year increase in ridership in July 2023 compared to July 2022 with more than 23.3 million boardings, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 25, 2023

Sound Transit Board Approves Opening for 8 Stations

The Sound Transit Board approved opening the eight-station segment for service prior to completion of the full East Link Extension.  

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 22, 2023

TransLink Offers Glimpse of New Mark V Skytrain Cars

The Mark V design features consist of five-car sets, all internally open-ended with walk-through carriages in the same style as the Mark III trains.

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