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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2017

Commuter rail continues to make progress on PTC, according to APTA

Since APTA's last quarterly report, the Federal Transit Administration has updated the SOGR for the public transit industry which has increased to $90 billion.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2017

Man charged with murder after stabbing Winnipeg Transit bus driver

The incident occurred at 2 a.m., when the driver pulled up to the last stop of his shift and asked the man to leave the bus. After a physical altercation, which ended up outside the bus, ensued, the driver was stabbed multiple times.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2017

Amtrak CEO calls for new era of infrastructure investment

Moorman outlined projects that warrant significant investment including construction of the Portal North Bridge and new Hudson Tunnels in New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2017

Bill introduced requiring greater transparency about train safety audits

The measure was unveiled by two House Representatives from New Jersey, where it was found after a deadly crash in September that NJ Transit was the subject of a deep federal audit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2017

Man who plowed into Denver RTD train timed crash, police say

The train dragged the passenger van approximately a quarter of a mile after the collision. Police say the vehicle entered the gate crossing before the train was coming, stopped inside the crossing then waited for the train to arrive and moved onto the tracks.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2017

City to sue Sound Transit, WSDOT over light rail expansion plans

Mercer Island residents — even when driving solo — have had access to I-90's high-occupancy vehicle lanes, however later this year when construction gets underway to add light rail across the I-90 express lanes, that access will go away.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2017

WTC Oculus safety improvements possible following death of woman

Jenny Santos plunged from the C1 level escalator early Saturday morning as she was grabbing her twin sister's hat. She was brought to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2017

Alstom, CoSMO to develop new rail system efficiency application

Will allow operators to consider the entirety of their rail operations, which has never been done before, as every part of a system is usually assessed separately.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

Woman falls to her death inside World Trade Center transit hub

A Port Authority police spokesman said the woman, Jenny Santos was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

BART rail may designate itself 'sanctuary in transit'

If BART does end up with the designation, it would be the first such agency to do so.

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