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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2024

L.A. Metro Lands $893M from Feds for Light Rail Transit Project

The transformational light rail line will create important new connections with a host of new and existing local and regional transit services in the San Fernando Valley, including Metrolink, Amtrak, Metro G Line, Metro B Line, and other planned Metro transit projects now in the works.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2024

Siemens Launch New Siemens S700 Low-Floor Vehicles

The celebration marks a significant milestone in modernizing Sacramento’s transit system, enhancing accessibility, and improving the rider experience.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2024

Pittsburgh Set to Reopen Red Line

The work completed is among several light-rail infrastructure investments PRT has planned over the next few years totaling more than $150 million.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2024

Sound Transit Taps Site for New Light Rail Facility

When completed, OMF South will service about 144 light rail vehicles for train cleaning and repairs and include a 1.4 mile connecting track from the Federal Way Link Extension to the site.

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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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