New York City Subway Hits New Ridership Milestone
The subway recorded 2,744,462 paid rides on Saturday, October 28, the highest weekend day total since 2020.
The subway recorded 2,744,462 paid rides on Saturday, October 28, the highest weekend day total since 2020.
All speed restrictions that were in place prior to the shutdown have been alleviated in this area, improving travel times by over 10 minutes for Ashmont Branch and Mattapan Line riders.
Already high ridership levels were boosted during the first week of October by great weather, out-of-town marathon runners and their friends and families, and local residents making preparations for the big race, according to CTA officials.
In addition to a new animated video, station agents from New York City Transit greeted riders at Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center and Fulton Street stations to distribute commemorative anniversary stickers.
WMATA GM/CEO Randy Clarke and Board Chair Paul C. Smedberg toured the MICC during a ribbon cutting celebration for the new Metro Building at Eisenhower in Alexandria, Va.
The Valley Line Southeast LRT will open for passenger service on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Running crosstown between Espoo’s Keilaniemi and Helsinki’s Itäkeskus districts, the new light rail line is an investment in zero-emissions public transport.
The Women in Transit reception was the brainchild of Sima Vajdani, PE, VP of the California Business Group for LAN. It was her idea three years ago to bring together women in transit and celebrate their accomplishments.
The railroad had operated bus service over the weekend to allow passengers to continue travel while train service was suspended between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
Rob Free succeeds Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi who had served as Interim LIRR President since February of 2022.
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.
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.
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.
The feature enables doors to open automatically when the train stops at the platform.
Metra will be among the first in the nation to operate the innovative green technology.
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