As telematics technology costs decrease, systems are more accessible than ever. Whether offering maintenance or passenger benefits, often all that's needed is a PC with an Internet connection.
The 15 percent reduction in service, spurred by a lack of dedicated state funding, is causing bus overcrowding and trolleys running fewer trips.
State officials are seeking $110 million to replace a 92-year-old Haverhill rail bridge that has forced speed restrictions and delays on Amtrak, MBTA and freight services.
The agency paid out almost $3.6 million in unused vacation pay to 722 current and retired employees, plus paid sick time cash-outs for 1,743 last year.
The half-cent sales tax, collected over the past two decades, provided $1 billion for Metrolink service and senior and disabled bus fare stabilization. On April 1, the first half-cent of what is estimated to be $15 billion over the next 30 years will be collected for Measure M2.
The officers arrested the Dix Hills resident and turned him over to the Suffolk County Police Department. He's been charged in connection with the robberies that took place between Feb. 17 and March 24.
When combined with potential loss of matching funds from the District, Maryland and Virginia, the proposed cut of $150 million from the current fiscal year would reduce the agency's $851 million capital budget by 35 to 40 percent.
The ISIS PC/104+ board integrates the Intel Atom Z530 processor into a rugged, embedded computer designed to operate under harsh conditions and has an industrial temperature rating from -40 to +85 degrees Celsius.
As a result of the economic recession and failure of Proposition 1, the Board of Commissioners directed staff to implement a 35 percent reduction in service by October 2011 to address the agency's budget shortfall.
Provides transit managers immediate access to error reports, such as camera video-loss events or failed DVR recordings, when logged into the system. Reports now also provide an evaluation and time stamp of which vehicles encounter technical or power errors.
The university is currently awaiting approval on plans for a new arts complex that could not only save the historic train from being removed, but also increase ridership as well.
The development team, led by Forest City Enterprises and Urban Atlantic Development, will create a signature transit oriented development project around the New Carrollton Metrorail station in Prince George’s County.
During the agency’s one-week challenge, “Try 1 in 5,” which took place from Feb. 13 to 19, participating employers saved 373,263 miles from being driven alone and kept an estimated 8,114 pounds of pollution — or four tons — out of the air.
MBTA leased three locomotives, formerly owned by Maryland's MARC commuter rail service, to help bridge the gap in its fleet while it waits for 20 new ones to begin arriving in 2013.
The agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Amtrak and N.C. Railroad Co. is supported by $461 million in ARRA funds, and will include upgrades to tracks and bridges; crossing safety improvements; station expansions in four cities; and construction of a maintenance facility in Charlotte. The funding also will enable North Carolina to improve the speed and reliability of passenger service.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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