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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2026

MBTA Completes Key Red Line Signal Upgrade Weeks Early

Crews completed a significant portion of the testing required before commissioning the new, digital signaling system, which will bring important upgrades that strengthen Red Line service reliability for riders and provide Red Line Operations the ability to route trains more quickly, turn trains around faster, and recover from unplanned disruptions more efficiently, said MBTA officials. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2016

SEPTA, union reach agreement, end strike

The agency said it usually takes 24 hours to have all buses, trolleys and subway trains running after a shutdown but it was on track to be in full service by Tuesday morning.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2015

Return of Vermont-to-Montreal passenger rail service takes big step

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney signed a new pre-clearance agreement in Washington that was negotiated under the Beyond the Border Action Plan approved earlier by President Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2013

Community Transit restores service it cut in 2010

During the recession, the transit system cut 37% of its bus service, partly by restructuring its route network. Beginning Sept. 30, Community Transit is adding back service hours primarily on commuter trips to the University of Washington and downtown Seattle.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2013

NJ Transit restoration of rail at pre-Sandy levels

Additional trains on the North Jersey Coast Line restored service levels into New York to 100%. Systemwide, the agency’s rail division reached 94% of its pre-Sandy service level, operating 658 of the 700 weekday trains scheduled prior to the storm.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2012

PATH’s Hoboken station weeks from reopening

Officials reviewed infrastructure for flood mitigation, but more preventive measures may not have helped because of the age and location of the station.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2012

NJ Transit resumes most bus service

Includes Access Link paratransit. Due to significant damage to the state’s public transportation network, NJ Transit rail service will remain suspended until further notice.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2012

SEPTA defends shutdowns for Hurricane

Agency needed to shut down the service temporarily because of public safety concerns as well as for the safety of its employees, GM said.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2012

N.Y. MTA brings back limited rail, subway service

Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad are back in operation in some areas. Thousands of MTA workers are still out across the entire 5,000 square mile service region inspecting and repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

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Newsby StaffOctober 30, 2012

Northeast transit systems working to restore service

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (N.Y. MTA) and NJ Transit workers have begun to inspect, assess and repair of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. N.Y. MTA began partial restoration of bus service. NJ Transit suspended all service until further notice. Maryland MTA will operate light rail, MARC Train, and commuter bus service on their regular schedules Oct. 31.

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