Rapid Transit

RAILWAY AGE JANUARY 2025 ISSUE: Should we welcome—or dread—2025?

The newest subway vehicle for MTA New York City Transit has an “R” designation, but it’s a stand-alone piece of rolling stock that doesn’t carry passengers. It’s the R255, a…

Railway Age is now accepting entries for our 2025 “Fast Trackers” 25 Under 40 awards, in which we will profile 25 individuals under the age of 40 who have made…

On Sunday morning, Dec. 6, WNYC transportation reporter Stephen Nessen reported on a group of motorists who were poised at a toll collection point at midnight as Saturday turned into…

Railway Age’s January 2025 issue is now available digitally. It features a profile of CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs—Railway Age’s 2025 Railroader of the Year—and a tribute to Jimmy…

HDR has named Cameron Schaefer, P.E., Transportation Technology Director. In his new role, Schaefer “will shape and implement a robust technology vision for HDR’s transportation infrastructure practice,” the company said.…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) “has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to…

As reported in Part 18 of this series, it appeared that the TBTA (Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority) would start collecting congestion pricing tolls on Jan. 5 and sending the…

Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV (HRH), principal DBOM (design-build-operate-maintain) contractor for the Skyline automated rapid transit project, has sued the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) for approximately $325 million over…

The Parsons and LINC Austin team is selected as Delivery Partner for the Austin Light Rail project. Also, construction work on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Blue, Orange,…

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) wraps up its track improvement program. Also, the new Capstan SkyTrain Station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, is open.

New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie will not back the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) 2025-2029 Capital Plan that would invest some $65.4…

LA Metro marks two consecutive years of ridership growth. Also, Amtrak Downeaster celebrates 10 million riders; Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) Holiday Toy Drive collects more than 1,100 toys and…

Sound Transit adds GoodMaps wayfinding tool for riders to five more Link stations. Also, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) selects AECOM for the Phase 1 delivery of Austin’s first light rail…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is exercising Option 2 with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. for 435 additional R211 rapid transit railcars—355 R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars and 80 R211T…

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Dec. 13 announced that tap-and-go fare technology is now available to nearly all riders with the conversion of Reduced-Fare customers from MetroCard…

KC Streetcar #814 arrives in Kansas City. Also, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies debut new transit maps and signs; the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s…

Following a month-long public comment period, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners on Dec. 12 approved the agency’s $9.4 billion 2025 budget, which…

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) provides an update on proposed intercity passenger rail service from Oklahoma City, Okla., to Newton, Kans. Also, MTA Metro-North Railroad highlights its 2024 accomplishments; Chicago…

Transportation Workers Union (TWU) Local 234 on Dec. 9 reported ratifying a new one-year contract with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The union, the transit agency’s largest, represents more than…