NY: MTA rolling out reduced-fare OMNY cards for senior transit …
Dec 16, 2024 · The cards can be refilled at OMNY-card vending machines, which the MTA has been quietly adding throughout the system over the past year. Jamie Torres-Springer, MTA’s head of construction and ...
CA: Caltrain ridership soars to highest levels since COVID with new ...
Nov 20, 2024 · In the first month of its electric train service, Caltrain saw over 753,000 passengers — a 54% increase from October 2023 and its best ridership numbers since the coronavirus pandemic, according ...
MTA releases final proposed 2025 operating budget and four-year …
Nov 20, 2024 · The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released its final proposed 2025 operating budget and a four-year financial plan with an identified $100 million in cost savings from increased ...
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MTA approves $68.4 billion 2025-2029 Capital Plan | Mass Transit
Sep 26, 2024 · The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board has approved the proposed 2025-2029 Capital Plan, outlining a $68.4 billion investment in the region’s subways, buses, railroads, bridges ...
NJ: New $9 fee to drive into Lower Manhattan approved. Here’s …
Nov 20, 2024 · After a public hearing that saw more impassioned pleas for than against New York’s $9 congestion pricing fee, the MTA’s board approved it Monday, leaving it one step from a Jan. 5 start date.
PA: PennDOT updating rail plan, says Johnstown's second daily …
Dec 12, 2024 · A new daily round-trip passenger train between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg that would pass through Johnstown is still scheduled to be operational by late 2026.
Caltrain begins electrified train service on San Francisco-San Jose ...
Sep 23, 2024 · On Sept. 21, Caltrain launched its new electrified schedule, bringing the 160-year-old San Francisco-San Jose, Calif., rail corridor from diesel power to electric.Caltrain says it is currently ...
NJ: Amtrak’s fastest trains in U.S. could start carrying passengers in ...
Dec 10, 2024 · For the past two years, passengers could catch a glimpse of the new $2.3 billion Acela train sets parked in a train yard in view of commuters waiting on platforms at Philadelphia’s 30th Street ...
Top 10 bus articles of 2024 | Mass Transit
Dec 25, 2024 · The top 10 bus articles for 2024 include the completed acquisition of Proterra's Transit business line, federal funding for vehicles and the launch of BRT projects.