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Launched the first phase of Greyhound Connect, a service linking rural communities between Baltimore and Wilmington, Del. with intercity bus transportation. Service is the result of a needs assessment conducted by the MDOT that identified regions within the state in need of daily, scheduled and affordable transportation.
Read More →Jayne Whitney, senior vice president for development and a key player in Norfolk's light rail project, will leave the agency at the end of January. She was among HRT officials mentioned in a recent state audit which claimed the agency hid the true costs of the project from government authorities.
Read More →Agency is emphasizing innovation and the ability to change company culture in its next leader, and will interview three finalists next week. Since John Catoe’s resignation last April, the agency has not had a permanent general manager.
Read More →The cost of the work, estimated at $12.5 million, was approved by the Metro board in December 2010 as an addition to the fiscal year 2011 MetroRail expansion budget.
Read More →The new ABAF "Driving The Future Award" scholarship is four times larger than each of the 19 current scholarships that award students $2,500 each academic year to pursue coursework to help them prepare for future positions of leadership throughout the motorcoach, tour and group travel industry.
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The review aims to uncover such questions as to why so many lines were knocked out and why it took so long for service to return.
Read More →Report released by Reconnecting America provides information on 41 programs, including 17 state-level, 15 regional and transit agency, and nine local programs
Read More →The $166M order is part of the contract signed in Oct. 2009 with SNCF. The Coradia Polyvalent is a single-level regional train that can travel at up to 99 mph in both its electric and hybrid versions.
Read More →The contest is open to all college students in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin for the chance to win more than $3,000 worth of prizes. Students can enter the contest by submitting a train travel-themed video by Feb. 28, 2011. Amtrak plans to use the winning video in future promotional campaigns.
Read More →Will provide more real-time arrival info via smartphone, countdown information on LED subway signs and a customer service training program for staff.
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