1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (242+ words) The RFP covers more than 250 new railcars with options for over 3000 additional cars should the MTA wish to further replace and expand. "It's time to upgrade the Metro-North passenger experience, with more modern, more reliable railcars, and this RFP is…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (503+ words) Meet Jim Lynch, your local reporter for Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park and Washington Heights. BEVERLY " Metra's Rock Island Line will begin running more trains during its weekday and weekend services starting June 1. The new schedule expands weekday services from…...

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (396+ words) AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Metro RTA workers have worked for nearly two years without a contract. Now the union representing 300 employees says more drastic steps need to be taken if RTA doesn't meet their demands. Summit County Metro RTA bus drivers,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (226+ words) Metra is rolling out a massive weekend train expansion for Chicago's Rock Island Line to guarantee equal service on Saturdays and Sundays. Metra is expanding its service on the Rock Island Line for both weekdays and weekends starting next month....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (785+ words) The first section of Los Angeles" subway extension opened this month. One Skanska project executive outlined the challenges of the decade-long tunneling project. This month, a project a decade in the making wrapped. On May 8, Section 1 of the Los Angeles…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (222+ words) Transportation Today Home " News " MBTA completes Green Line C branch improvements Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently completed infrastructure improvements along the Green Line C branch. "We made a commitment to the public to implement an additional layer of safety…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (261+ words) Subway cars that once rumbled through darkened tunnels beneath Los Angeles, their steel exteriors stripped of shine, are ready to roll again half a world away....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (197+ words) is seeking proposals from rail-car manufacturers to build 252 new single-level passenger coaches for the The authority's first new Metro-North rolling stock purchase in decades, the order would replace 23% of Metro-North's active passenger fleet. The 1980s- and 1990s-era coaches currently run on…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (176+ words) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking proposals from rail-car manufacturers to build 252 new single-level passenger coaches for the MTA Metro-North Railroad. The authority's first new Metro-North rolling stock purchase in decades, the order would replace 23% of Metro-North's active passenger…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (299+ words) Metro is rolling out a major crackdown on fare evasion after officials say nearly 70% of Metrobus riders are boarding without paying, a shortfall the agency says is costing the system millions each year. The push pairs stepped-up Metro Transit Police…...