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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority

LACMTA’s monthly bus and rail ridership is now at 79% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level, with average weekend and average weekday ridership at 92% and 78% and of pre-pandemic (October 2019) levels, respectively. (LACMTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: LACMTA, NYMTA, BART, Denver RTD, SEPTA, Alstom

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board signs off on the K Line Northern Extension plan. Also, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches a mobile app…
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Federal Judge Denies Latest Administration Challenge

Judge Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York has been busy lately, deciding cases about the new Congestion Pricing toll that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has…

Watch: NYMTA Releases RFP for ‘Historic’ Subway Car Order

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 19 reported seeking proposals from railcar manufacturers for what it described as its “largest subway car contract in history” with a…
(Photograph Courtesy of MTA Long Island Rail Road)

Labor Updates: LIRR, TTC

The second Presidential Advisory Board (PEB) to help settle a years-long contract dispute at MTA Long Island Rail Road in New York issues recommendations. Also, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)…
Pictured, from left to right: Diana Sorfleet and Riz Chand, CSX; Stephen Gardner, Telos Advisers; Jessie Lazarus, New York MTA; and Baker Alloush, NCTD. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: CSX, Telos Advisers, NYMTA, NCTD, KLW

CSX announces changes to its executive team. Also, a former Amtrak CEO joins Telos Advisers as a Strategic Advisory Board Member; New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) appoints the first…

Transit Briefs: Valley Metro, Santa Clara VTA, NYMTA

The Phoenix City Council approves a new expansion of Valley Metro’s light rail system to west Phoenix. Also, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) readies to move record crowds…

Empire State Corridor Service Restored, Improved (UPDATED, 1/28)

Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak on Oct. 20 announced that New York State has secured a series of improvements to rail service on the Empire State Corridor between Albany and New…
Pictured from left to right: Mariia Zimmerman, Virginia DRPT; Dianne Barnett, NS; Mike Brennan, Trinity Metro; Brady Jacoba, Ports of Indiana; and Peter Zuk, HNTB. (Photographs courtesy of the respective organizations)

People News: Virginia DRPT, LRW/NS, NYMTA, Trinity Metro, Ports of Indiana, HNTB

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) appoints Mariia Zimmerman as Director. Also, the League of Railway Women (LRW) recognizes Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Dianne Barnett as 2025 Railway Woman…

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, MARTA, NJ Transit

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveils a plan to reimagine Jamaica Station and advance the Second Avenue Subway Westward Expansion. Also, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) streetcar…

TTL Launches Annual Competition With Regional Transportation Agencies

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), and Partnership Fund for New York…

Transit Briefs: Hitachi Rail/MTA, NYMTA, WMATA, Tri-Rail, REM

New Hitachi Rail metro cars enter revenue service for the Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) Baltimore Subway Link. Also, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) celebrates a successful first anniversary…
(Courtesy of Wabtec)

Watch: NY MTA Exercises Option for More Wabtec R255s

Wabtec Corporation on Jan. 7 reported landing a $386 million follow-on order to supply 45 R255 locomotives to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for maintenance-of-way operations. Deliveries of…
(Courtesy of MTA)

For NY MTA, ‘Record-Breaking’ 2025 Performance, Ridership

Nearly 1.9 billion trips were taken on New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s subway, bus, and paratransit services in 2025—up roughly 7% from 2024—and the subway, Long Island Rail Road, and…
“We’re thrilled to see record ridership on Metro-North,” MTA Metro-North President Justin Vonashek said. “From Super Express trains to delighting customers with our holiday lights trains, we’re always finding new ways to enhance the rider experience.” (MTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, SMART, HART, CTA, Santa Clara VTA

Ridership records are set for New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) commuter railroads and California’s Sonoma-Marin Area Regional Transit District (SMART). Also, the fiscal year 2025 audit for Honolulu Authority…

Transit Briefs: SEPTA, STV, NYMTA, Amtrak/USRC

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) system-wide ridership decreases 1% in November. Also, STV’s Quantico Station Improvement Project wins an American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC Virginia) Grand Award;…

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, SkyTrain, KC Streetcar

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announces major congestion pricing-funded subway improvement projects moving forward. Also, Canada and TransLink invest in traction power upgrades across Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain network;…
Parsons has landed a five-year contract, with two potential one-year extensions, to support Sound Transit’s $60 billion capital program. (Courtesy of Sound Transit)

Transit Briefs: Sound Transit, WMATA, NYMTA

Parsons Corporation (Parsons) secures a position on Sound Transit of Seattle’s 2025 Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). Also, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is rolling out a holiday-themed…

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, VIA Rail, Mass. Government

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveils a collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Also, VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) unveils its 2026-2029 Accessibility Plan; and…

Transit Briefs: NYMTA, PANYNJ, LA Metro, Ontario Government, SJJPA, Austin Light Rail

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) launches a new Capital Program Dashboard. Also, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (PANYNJ) PATH commuter rail records its second-busiest…
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow, MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer, and other officials cut the ribbon on the new Railcar Acceptance and Testing Facility in Sunset Park on Nov. 21. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

Watch: NYMTA Launches Railcar Acceptance, Testing Facility

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Nov. 21 opened “on time and under budget” what it is calling a “first-of-its-kind” Railcar Acceptance and Testing Facility.
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