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MTA to spend $2.4B on new railcars in deal with French train maker for LIRR, Metro-North
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has placed a $2.4 billion order with French train maker Alstom to deliver M-9A ...
Could this plan actually save California's high-speed rail project?
High-speed rail has been dogged by cost overruns, construction delays and political fights since 1996, when California ...
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Metro will run more train service than ever before, starting Monday
Metro is averaging nearly 278,000 daily rail users this year, up from just over 200,000 last year, but that is still about 45 percent fewer than in 2019, according to transit agency data.
LA Metro users want increased frequency and improved cleanliness, less spent on policing
LA Metro riders would like the transportation agency to spend more money on increasing frequency and improving the ...
Watchdog flags crossing risk after Metro crash
A rail watchdog has highlighted the risk pedestrians face at some level crossings after a person was hit by a Metro train.The ...
CT plans train fare increase despite opposition from commuters and advisory group
Connecticut is planning to raise fares on Metro-North Railroad and CT Rail transit throughout the state later this year in ...
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Metro derailment: NTSB says wheel assembly on rail cars failed repeatedly - The Washington Post
Wheel assemblies on Metro rail cars like the one at fault in last week’s Blue Line derailment had failed 31 times since 2017 — and renewed inspections last week identified almost two dozen ...
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Metro Transit "TRIP Agents" to start riding light rail trains in bid to boost safety
RELATED: Man who died on light rail train in St. Paul remains unidentified nearly a month later Metro Transit said the TRIP program is part of its 40-point action plan to boost light rail safety ...