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Funds will put an estimated 260 people to work making long-overdue improvements to the MBTA’s 50-mile Fitchburg commuter rail line, one of the state’s oldest passenger rail lines still in service. The investment will increase the train line's maximum speed by nearly 20 miles per hour, while greatly improving safety and on-time performance to 17 communities and 18 stations.
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Winners included MBTA, for its Open Data Initiative, and the Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans, for its comeback after Hurricane Katrina.
Read More →South Station offers travelers access to Amtrak's high-speed Acela service as well as Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail, intercity bus, rapid transit and bus rapid transit services, including direct service to Boston Logan International Airport.
Read More →Serving for more than 10 years as the T's Deputy GM/chief financial officer, Jonathan Davis directs the financial management and accounting functions of the MBTA, manages the operating and capital budgets, and oversees the collection of all revenue.
Read More →Constructing the first of two turbines, one of which will be funded by a federal grant. The first turbine will generate enough power to cover 65 percent of Kingston Station’s electricity. The second will power a rail station and generate surplus electricity for the agency to sell.
Read More →The program encourages urban, suburban and rural transit agencies to find new, cost-effective ways to manage and maintain the condition of their systems — everything from railroad tracks and train stations to bus facilities and electrical equipment, resulting in improved system safety and reliability.
Read More →Richard Davey will be at the helm of the state's huge transportation bureaucracy with oversight of key public assets including highways, public transportation and airports.
Read More →MBTA hopes to raise revenue to fill a projected $150 million budget gap for the 2013 fiscal year.
Read More →Implemented “quiet zones” on all 13 of its commuter rail lines on Monday. The required quiet time will be imposed during peak commuting hours.
Read More →Two Massachusetts residents accused of printing upwards of 20,000 fraudulent transit passes worth an estimated $4 million and selling them directly to MBTA passengers, and pocketing the proceeds, pleaded not guilty to larceny and conspiracy charges.
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