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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2017

Lhota unveils New York City subway action plan

The announcement comes fewer than 30 days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared New York City’s subways to be in a state of emergency and directed Chairman Lhota to provide a plan for immediate action that puts customers first.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2017

Joint venture selected to operate new Hartford commuter rail

TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line — the passenger rail service currently under construction.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2017

NY MTA to create customer-facing dashboard to document subway improvements

The creation of the dashboard is part of a road map the MTA is developing to improve subways, which have experienced a 171% increase in delays in the past five years, from 27,495 in April 2012 to 74,668 in April of this year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2017

'Summer of Hell' begins as Amtrak begins Penn Station track work

The “hell” is expected to last for two months, with track repair work expected to be completed by Sept. 1.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2017

New York lands $537M TIFIA loan for train hall redevelopment

The Moynihan Train Hall will benefit the entire North East Corridor service area, as two-thirds of all NEC rail trips currently pass through Penn Station.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2017

Lhota named chairman of N.Y. MTA

Lhota previously served as the chairman of the board and CEO of the MTA.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2017

Maryland launches transformational transit revamp

The multi-phase plan creates an interconnected transit system, redesigns the local and express bus systems, and adds 12 new high-frequency, color-coded bus routes that improve connections to jobs and other transit modes.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2017

NY Governor orders acceleration of bridge, tunnel construction

The aggressive schedule ensures major construction projects will be completed by July 8 to reduce vehicular congestion during Amtrak's extended period of widespread reduced service.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2017

NY MTA launches international innovative solution contest for subway system

The "MTA Genius Transit Challenge" is searching for the best ideas in each of three categories: How to improve NYC's subway signal system, how to bring better subway cars to the system, and how to increase communiations connectivity in subway tunnels.

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Newsby StaffMay 25, 2017

NY employers exploring alternatives during Penn Station track work

Businesses and real estate specialists say inquiries have spiked for temporary office spaces that do not require travel through Penn Station, where weeks-long outages in July and August are expected to trigger a travel nightmare for employees living in New Jersey and Long Island suburbs.

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