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New funding will allow 13 key infrastructure projects critical to modernizing and upgrading America’s busiest passenger rail corridor to advance.
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The first train left the new station on August 12, becoming the northernmost stop on the SunRail commuter rail system.
Read More →Advocates for the $98.5 billion project are preparing several last-minute changes, including speeding up construction to reduce inflationary costs and funding rail improvements in and around Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, to improve its chance of getting approval.
Read More →GM James Blue discusses issues agencies face when trying to serve ridership with "quality" services.
Read More →The company plans to expand its California plant and insource its train carshell manufacturing process.
Read More →Applications and proposals for these funds are due by May 19, with selection announcements made during summer 2010.
Read More →The board action reflects 18 months of robust public engagement with key stakeholders.
Read More →The 11.7-mile heavy rail line will be an extension to the existing Metrorail system and is projected to serve 85,700 daily riders by 2030, including an estimated 10,000 new daily transit riders.
Read More →The first part of the Green Line, from Pearl Station to MLK Jr., along with daily service to Victory Station, opened in September 2009. Work began on the Green Line in fall 2006, following the receipt of a $700 million Full Funding Grant Agreement from the Federal Transit Administration.
Read More →On a per-mile, capital cost basis, streetcar systems typically cost more than bus systems, but less than light rail (LRT). One of the biggest contributors to this difference is right-of-way: streetcars and buses typically run within an existing roadway and thus require minimal property acquisition...
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