Rapid Transit

Amtrak applies for federal state-of-good-repair grants to improve service on the Northeast Corridor. Also, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) in North Carolina launches a Rail Vehicle Maintenance Apprenticeship program; Denver,…

Next-Gen Train Control 2024 (NGTC), presented by Railway Age and Parsons, has a phenomenal lineup of industry leaders and experts in rail communications, signaling and advanced technology. We’re thrilled to announce that leading this…

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is honored with the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Outstanding Public Transportation System Award. Also, Metro Transit’s Mall of America transit station gets…

The August 2024 issue of Railway Age is available digitally, with deep dives into track inspection at Union Pacific and locomotive health at BNSF, and how railroads are working to…

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will respond to 13 findings following a safety audit of its Metrorail Roadway Worker Protection Program. Also, improvements are proposed for Regional Transportation Authority…

Rebecca Riehl easily blended into the crowd of people on PATH’s Journal Square platform on a recent weekday. It’s not hard for her, as a daily rider herself. But she…

Multiple recent cases of stolen copper wire impact the Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) rail services. Also, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) is named the Outstanding Public Transportation…

Amtrak on July 29 announced that it is launching a program to “revitalize and improve” operations of Washington Union Station, one of the nation’s most historic and busiest multimodal hubs.

Pittsburgh (Pa.) Regional Transit (PRT) is seeking a federal grant to purchase new light rail vehicles. Also, train operators and maintenance workers for New Jersey Transit’s (NJT) Hudson-Bergen Light Rail…

ROBOZE announced July 29 that its ARGO 500 solution has been chosen by Hitachi Rail to operate in the manufacturing company’s high-tech factory in Naples, Italy, and its new digital,…

Amtrak celebrates the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Also, Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) reports that systemwide ridership through May is up 14% year-over-year; and the…

HDR has elevated Nico Malfara to leader of its transit practices in Canada. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, he will oversee the continued growth of the firm’s established transportation consulting…

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) reports performance progress across rapid transit, bus and paratransit services; opens a new customer service facility; and brings the customer service call center back in-house.…

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control Conference, presented jointly with Parsons, has been the global rail industry’s single-most important communications and signaling and advanced-technology event since 1995. The 2024 conference takes…

Our most recent feature article on transit in the Nation’s Capital appeared in the August 2023 issue of Railway Age. Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono described the politics surrounding the agency…

Deal for 200 rapid transit cars for the Market-Frankford Line is worth $724.3 million.

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s…

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) reaches a Fleet of the Future project milestone. Also, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) releases a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)…

I noted in my previous report that New Jersey Transit (NJT) will get a reprieve, on account of a new tax on the largest businesses in the State. That tax…

LA Metro’s ridership continues its upward trend in June. Also, Express Mode on iPhone and Apple Watch is coming to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)…