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NewsJuly 20, 2020

DCTA Lands FTA Transit Oriented Development Grant

The high-level planning project will help determine if the KCS corridor can provide mobility and economic opportunity for Denton County and the North Texas region.

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NewsJuly 20, 2020

NCTD Adding 11 More Bombardier Railcars

With the purchase of these railcars, NCTD will be able to significantly increase service frequencies to 30-minute headways and begin state of good repair replacement of current legacy COASTER coaches and cab cars over the coming years.

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NewsJuly 14, 2020

NJ TRANSIT Deploys New Fare Collection Tech on Rail Line

The mobile devices can scan and validate both paper tickets/passes and electronic tickets/passes displayed on the mobile app.

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NewsJuly 14, 2020

Metro-North Railroad Launches PPE Vending Machines

The move is the latest in a series of measures Metro-North has taken to ensure customer and employee safety during the pandemic.

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NewsJuly 6, 2020

Metrolink’s New Digital Tool to Help Riders Social Distance

The tool allows riders to check recent ridership levels of a train they plan to ride and confirm they will have the ability to maintain safe distances on board trains.

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NewsJuly 2, 2020

APTA's Skoutelas Praises House Passage of INVEST Act

H.R. 2 makes critical investments to surface transportation infrastructure, including $105 billion for public transportation and $60 billion for commuter rail, Amtrak, and other high-performance rail.

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NewsJune 26, 2020

Alstom Obtains Certification of Latest ETCS Standard

Initially created to enable a standardized European cross-border rail traffic, the use of ETCS is set to safely increase speed, reliability, and capacity.

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NewsJune 18, 2020

MBTA, VRE extend Keolis rail contracts

VRE's contract will now run through 2025, while MBTA will run through 2026.

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NewsJune 17, 2020

Wabtec lands $120M Virgin Trains USA PTC contract

In total, will equip 90 freight and commuter locomotives with its I-ETMS train control technology.

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NewsJune 12, 2020

Feds to distribute nearly 100M face masks to transportation passengers

The DOT, alongside the DHS, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have been working with states and industries to ensure the travelers have access to facial coverings.

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