Amtrak's next-gen high-speed service plan cuts Northeast Corridor travel time

Per an AECOM report, trains would operate at up to 220 miles per hour on a new, dedicated, two-track corridor with a trip time of just under three hours and 30 minutes between Washington and Boston, approximately half the current schedule.

Georgetown U.: Extend D.C. streetcar to main campus

Would mean three Georgetown campuses would be located along the same streetcar line: the law campus, the new Georgetown downtown campus and ideally the main campus in upper northwest D.C.

WMATA fires rail operator after mishap

Twenty passengers suffered minor injuries in the Nov. 3 accident.

Houston households spend most on transportation

The Baltimore metro area, Portland, Ore., New York and Washington, D.C., pay the least, according to a new study.

METRO Briefs

TSA, WMATA tighten security for Inauguration Day

Feds will provide teams of bomb-sniffing dogs and explosive-detection equipment.

ABA, UMA meet to discuss policy, governmental issues

The meeting comes at a time when potential unification of the two associations is being considered.

ITS America appoints new president, CEO

Scott Belcher brings 20 years experience to the position.

Repair backlog jeopardizes transit service demand

Decades of deferred repairs and modernization projects have many transit agencies scrambling to keep trains and buses in operation.