Washington state receives $3.2M rail grant

Will support the $8.4 million Mount Vernon Siding Extension Project, which will reduce intercity passenger and freight rail congestion, add rail capacity and improve a substantial bottleneck, providing long-term benefits to both Amtrak’s Cascades service as well as freight operations.

METRO Briefs

Rep. Carnahan files transit funding bill. Bus Riders Union organizes against fare increase. Denver selects interim general manager.

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Photographer Inspired by D.C. Metro Architecture

Photographer Peter Steinhauer spends time capturing the unique architecture and designs of Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail system.

Reach Out and Touch

Kids love vehicles — cars, trucks, construction equipment. But how often do children get a chance to “get up close and personal” with buses, big rigs and emergency responder units? “Touch-a-Truck” events, a relatively new type of community activity, are giving kids across the country the opportunity to sit behind the wheel.

Washington State receives grant to target GHGs

The project is expected to eliminate 688 metric tons of carbon dioxide and equivalents from the air each year, or 8,250 metric tons over the lives of the vehicles.

Seattle's Sound Transit Contracts to Build BRT Bus Base

The 365,125 square foot facility will accommodate up to 120 double-decker and articulated buses for Stride and ST Express services, providing storage, charging, and maintenance, as well as administrative and operations support for Stride BRT service.

D.C. event shares perspectives on today's (and tomorrow's) mobility challenges

With the transportation landscape evolving quickly in recent years — new mobility options and growing support for transit and bicycling — decision-makers face greater opportunity and unpredictability in how they can utilize and react to such options.

The Key to Peter Pan’s Longevity? Innovation

The operation was recently named METRO’s Motorcoach Operator of the Year at this year’s United Motorcoach Association EXPO, which was held in February in Oklahoma City.