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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 23, 2023

TransLink Study Shows Developer Incentives Boost Ridership, Revenues

The results demonstrate that encouraging developers to offer transit passes as part of new developments has the effect of encouraging more transit use and boosting revenues for the system.

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Rail Projects Rolling Out At Breakneck Pace

Upcoming rail projects will tend to have similar components, but they will differ in size and type. Planning documents indicate that commonalities will include enhancing operations, acquiring new technology, and initiating ways to efficiently accommodate more riders.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 19, 2023

TRC Celebrates SMART Launch

The event marks the launch of a five-year contract originally announced by TRC in March 2023.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 16, 2023

Tri-Rail Trains Approved for Testing on FEC Tracks

Concurrently, Brightline has provided authorization for Tri-Rail trains to enter the MiamiCentral Station as part of the testing.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 14, 2023

NJ TRANSIT Launches 'Know Your ABCs' Campaign

The program encourages customers to be familiar with their “alternates, backups and contingencies” should there be a disruption to their usual mode of travel.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 13, 2023

HDR Lands Utah FrontRunner Double Track System Contract

The project will add at least nine new segments of double track along the 83-mile FrontRunner commuter rail system and update signaling systems throughout the corridor.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 7, 2023

Caltrain Begins Testing Electric Trains

Initial tests will be conducted between Santa Clara and College Park Stations on the Santa Clara Drill Track. Test runs will expand to the main track, between San Antonio and San Jose Diridon stations this summer.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 3, 2023

TEXRail Celebrates 2M Riders Milestone

In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2023

L.A. Metro Ridership Hits Post-Pandemic Record

Total system ridership in April 2023 was 10% higher than in April 2022, reaching the highest ridership level recorded since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

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Mitigating Train Derailments: Innovative Tech for Ensuring Rail Safety

Countless commuters and travelers depend on the nation’s railroads every day. However, in 2022 there were 1,164 train derailments across the U.S., according to the FRA. That’s an average of about three derailments per day.

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