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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 5, 2024

Chicago to Begin Advance Construction on Red Line

The RLE project is a 5.6-mile extension of the Red Line starting at 95th Street Terminal to the vicinity of 130th Street and includes building four new, accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th Street.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsJune 4, 2024

APTA Rail Kicks Off in Cleveland

The show got started with President/CEO Paul Skoutelas touting transit's successes and resiliency.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 31, 2024

Tri-Rail Introducing Express Train to Downtown Miami

The addition will offer passengers a seamless one-seat ride to and from Downtown Miami, significantly reducing travel time between the West Palm Beach and MiamiCentral stations.

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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 30, 2024

Crichlow to Serve as Interim President of New York City Transit

He will succeed Richard Davey, who served as president of New York City Transit from May 2022 until announcing his departure this week.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 28, 2024

Alstom Providing 6 More Skytrains to Vancouver

The Mark V design features consist of five-car sets, all internally open-ended with walk-through carriages. They have mostly forward-facing seating and include more space for bikes, luggage, and leaning pads.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 28, 2024

Feds Award $343M to Modernize Rail Transit Stations

The investment, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has been awarded through the All Stations Accessibility Program.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Up for 17th Straight Month

In April 2024, Metro had 26,210,300 boardings on its bus and rail services. A total of 21,286,056 rides were taken each weekday, with Saturday boardings at 2,702,268 and Sunday boardings at 2,221,976.

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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 Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

Sound Transit Set to Launch Fare Inspection Program

The first phase of the rollout will begin June 3. Fare Ambassadors will continue to conduct fare checks on board Link and Sounder trains.

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