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11 States receive Funding from Operation Lifesaver

Operation Lifesaver has awarded $219,155 for rail safety public awareness campaigns in 11 states.

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Security and Safetyby StaffApril 24, 2025

SEPTA Continues to Enhance Safety & Security Efforts

In fact, according to the new quarterly data, there were reductions in shootings and aggravated assaults compared to the same period last year on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, with total crime on the system 28% lower than the three-year average preceding 2024.

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Busby StaffApril 24, 2025

ENC to Restart Transit Bus Production, Deliveries Under New Ownership

The restart follows a temporary pause in late 2024 during an ownership transition, and a subsequent strengthening of its operational foundation, including refinement of its product strategy, service and support offerings, and manufacturing processes, according to the company.

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Managementby News/Media ReleaseApril 23, 2025

California City Announces Community-Centered Transit Corridor Plan

The Inglewood Transit Connector is a community-centered transit plan aimed to improve connectivity around the corridor.

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Railby StaffApril 23, 2025

Feds Cut Scope, Funding for NJ Dock Bridge

The revised scope of the Dock Bridge rehabilitation project will ensure critical safety and reliability elements but remove unnecessary aesthetic costs like enhanced lighting and defer some rehab work where structural elements still have a useful life, according to the USDOT.

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Managementby StaffApril 22, 2025

Georgia's Chatham Area Transit Launches National Search for Next Chief

Colin Baenziger & Associates will work with the board and its search committee to identify top-tier candidates aligned with CAT’s goals and values.

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Security and Safetyby StaffApril 22, 2025

Chicago's Metra Plans 40 Safety Blitzes in 2025

The agency's employees will visit one of the railroad’s 243 stations during the morning rush hour, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety, answering questions, and listening to riders’ safety concerns.

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Railby StaffApril 22, 2025

Chicago Transit Provides Residents with RLE Construction Overview

The agency held three meetings in the Far South Side communities of Roseland, Washington Heights, and Riverdale with Walsh VINCI Transit Community Partners, which has been hired to design and build the Red Line Extension. 

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Railby StaffApril 21, 2025

Denver's RTD Eliminates D Line’s Final Speed Restriction

The agency continues to remove speed limits as track repairs are completed; their most recent work allowed them to remove the final speed limit from the D line, allowing half of the system to operate at full speed.

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Congestion Pricing
Managementby News/Media ReleaseApril 21, 2025

Transportation Secretary Duffy Wants New York to End Congestion Pricing

The Secretary is pressuring New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to stop the recently implemented congestion pricing, claiming the toll disproportionally hurts working-class drivers.

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