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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 20, 2023

LIRR Names New Acting President

Rob Free succeeds Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi who had served as Interim LIRR President since February of 2022.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 20, 2023

Denver's RTD 'Zero Fare for Better Air' Program Boosts Ridership

When compared with the same period last year, an additional 1,106,567 customer boardings occurred on RTD’s system during the months of July and August.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 18, 2023

SANDAG Taps HDR to Provide Environmental, Conceptual Engineering for LOSSAN Realignment

The firm has worked with SANDAG since 2020 on the San Diego Regional Rail Alternatives Analysis and Conceptual Engineering Study that set the groundwork for the realignment.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 18, 2023

New York MTA Unveils New R211 Cars

The R211 cars are a part of the MTA's ongoing modernization efforts and feature 58-inch-wide door openings that are eight inches wider than standard door openings on existing cars.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 18, 2023

WMATA Preparing for Auto Doors

The feature enables doors to open automatically when the train stops at the platform.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 17, 2023

Metra Lands $169M Grant to Buy Zero-Emission Trainsets

Metra will be among the first in the nation to operate the innovative green technology.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 17, 2023

MBTA Announces New Green Line Car Exterior Paint Design

More than 16,300 responses were received to the MBTA’s survey with the winning design receiving 9,566 votes.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 13, 2023

TECO Line Streetcar Hits All-Time Annual Ridership Record

The TECO Line Streetcar has broken several monthly ridership records over the past year including the best month in the Streetcar's modern history with 127,863 passenger trips reported in March 2023.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2023

MTI Report Examines Economic, Environmental Gains of High-Speed Rail

Many countries and regions — including Germany, Spain, and the UK in Europe; China, Japan, and South Korea in Asia; and many more — have had HSR systems in place for many years or even decades.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2023

Stadler to Bring More Hydrogen Trains to California

The contract represents the next phase in the collaboration, introducing a further developed SBCTA model with enhanced transport capacity.

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