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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 10, 2024

California's Valley Transportation Breaks Ground on New Light Rail Line

The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector will add 2.4 miles of light rail from the existing Alum Rock Transit Center to the Eastridge Transit Center, with stations at Story Road and the Eastridge Transit Center.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2024

Sound Transit's Lynwood Link Extension Starts Pre-Revenue Testing

The current phase includes training for operators and maintenance staff, and continued testing to ensure stations, tracks, utilities, and vehicles work together as expected in preparation for the start of service.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2024

2 SacRT Siemens Light Rail Trains Hit 1K Miles of Testing

The 1,000-mile testing process is the final step of testing required to ensure all safety and quality standards are met before the train can operate on SacRT’s tracks when service of the new low-floor trains begins later this summer.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Approves EIR for East Side Extension

The action finalizes the environmental review for this two-phased project that will extend the Metro E Line nine miles further east from its current terminus at Atlantic Station in East Los Angeles to Lambert Station in the City of Whittier.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2024

Sound Transit Launches First Portion of Link Light Rail Extension

The 6.6-mile initial segment of the 2 Line includes eight stations, with service every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 10, 2024

Maryland Lands $5M Federal Grant for Bike, Pedestrian Bridge

The bridge and trail have been designed to eliminate the need for residents of Cherry Hill to travel along unsafe pathways, including the light rail tracks, to access the Patapsco stop.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 27, 2024

Denver Approves Downtown Rail Intersection Reconstruction, Project Management Contracts

In early 2024, RTD sought proposals from qualified firms for construction and project support to undertake a multi-phased project to reconstruct miles of light rail track in downtown Denver.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 20, 2024

SacRT Adding 9 More Siemens S700 Railcars

The order builds on the previous order of 36, bringing the total number of trains ordered to 45. SacRT’s contract with Siemens is for the purchase of up to 76 new low-floor light rail vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2024

Pittsburgh Set to Begin Comprehensive Light Rail Project

The agency will combine multiple projects initially intended to be completed separately to streamline operations, maximize efficiency, and minimize disruptions, while enhancing the overall reliability and safety of this critical transit corridor.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 8, 2024

Sound Transit Forms Plan to Address Crowding on Future Line

Among the steps the agency is proposing when the Lynwood Link extension opens are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between Snohomish County and Seattle.

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