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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2019

Downtown Seattle tunnel moving to rail-only operations

The change, which is set to take place later this month, will impact 830 daily King County Metro trips, according to the report.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2019

CTA, CRRC Sifang mark hiring of first railcar assembly employees

The first group of production workers will travel to China next week for highly specialized training in assembling the new railcars.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

DC Metro begins testing automatic doors on passenger trains

Automated door opening enhances safety by removing the potential for human error resulting in a “wrong side” door opening.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Florida, New Jersey, New York meet rail safety oversight deadline

States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2019

Honolulu rail project subpoenaed by feds for third time

Latest asks for minutes from all board of directors meetings from 2011 through 2018, including private discussions in sessions.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

MTA subway performance improving, officials call for congestion pricing

The MTA is in a dire financial position, officials say, with an operating budget deficit of approximately $500M as early as 2020.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2019

Sound Transit light, commuter rail services see boost in 2018 ridership

Overall, the agency's ridership for 2018 grew 2.9% to more than 48 million riders.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2019

Metra to buy 15 remanufactured locomotives

Supplier, Progress Rail will take existing EMD SD70MAC freight locomotives and upgrade and configure them for passenger use.

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NewsFebruary 20, 2019

Meet 3 Engineers Rebuilding the BART System

Profiling projects they work on and ask about their successes and challenges along the way.

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ArticlesCover StoryFebruary 20, 2019

How Alternative Delivery is Helping Build Seattle's Rail Project

The trend of embracing alternative delivery is evident in Sound Transit’s delivery of their East Link corridor.

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