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Atlanta: First new MARTA CQ400 trains set to carry passengers in days. 1 marmar Saturday Saturday 3 284
Mardi Gras to Jacksonville? A Second Crescent? Nope 0 Dem_in_Nebr. Friday Friday 1 294
Boston: Upcoming MBTA shutdowns May-June: Everything you need to know 0 marmar Thursday Thursday 1 291
68-year-old bicyclist hit, killed by Brightline train in Stuart 3 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 428
2 people killed after vehicle strikes Brightline train in West Palm Beach 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 26 May 26 1 333
Miami Graffiti Artist Dies After Being Struck by Train That's Reportedly Killed Over 200 People 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 25 May 25 7 759
Fort Lee, New Jersey, Physical Therapist Sentenced in $11 Million Amtrak Health Care Fraud Scheme 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 23 May 23 5 405
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Hiawatha Pete May 23 May 23 1 373
Amtrak, Trump tap this developer to lead NY Penn Station overhaul 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 2 451
America's 250th Anniversary: Delivered by President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Sean P. Duffy 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 15 May 15 1 558
Spirit, Brightline, and the Failure of American Priorities 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 14 May 14 1 310
MDOT MTA completes rail installation on Maryland Purple Line 0 marmar May 13 May 13 1 366
America's deadliest railroad drowns in $5.5billion debt after the deaths of 196 people 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 May 11 8 639
Why it took 65 years for L.A. to build its most important rail line 2 marmar May 11 May 11 4 1204
It's Time New York Became a Real American City (satire) 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 7 May 7 2 372
Amtrak Ads Are Going Full Luxury Car 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 6 609
Add a $1 billion detour for California high-speed rail to Cesar Chavez's legacy 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 6 May 6 3 447
Maryland: Montgomery County completes transit depot microgrid project 0 marmar May 6 May 6 5 393
Chicago: CTA $5.7B Red Line extension project gets underway 0 marmar May 5 May 5 4 409
Dallas' Highland Park votes to leave Texas' second-largest public transit system 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 4 May 5 3 563
Passenger railroads see a sharp jump in ridership as gas prices climb 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2 May 3 7 463
Complete Street project is literally saving lives 0 ZDU May 1 May 1 3 436
The DC Streetcars Demise Was Inevitable 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 29 Apr 29 1 416
Exploring the DC Metro's Early Designs 0 marmar Apr 29 Apr 29 3 522
Electric Air Taxis In The Big Apple: Joby Begins 1st Flights From JFK To Manhattan For 10 Days 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 Apr 28 1 544
The $16B Tunnel America Can't Fix in Time 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 25 Apr 26 8 933
Amtrak sues Metro-North over access to routes 0 marmar Apr 25 Apr 25 3 557
The $10B Plan to Move (Then Bury) an Interstate 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 25 Apr 25 6 825
DC/MD/VA: Metro board gives green light to plan to fully automate Red Line 2 marmar Apr 25 Apr 25 3 565
As ridership swells, bill to study expanding passenger rail service out of Twin Cities revived 0 marmar Apr 22 Apr 22 2 472

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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The Unfortunately Accurate map about American Infrastructure 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 17 Apr 17 7 870
How Seattle built one of America's most successful Light Rail systems! 8 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Apr 17 3 1587
No little kid ever pointed excitedly and said "A rideshare!" 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 13 8 745
60 Minutes: The state of high-speed rail in the U.S. 1 marmar Apr 7 Apr 8 4 724
Siemens rail car plant in Lexington, North Carolina, celebrates opening, brings 500 new jobs to area 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 Apr 4 2 622
The Seattle's New Light Rail On a FLOATING Bridge Finally Enters Service 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 3 Apr 3 5 692
Atlanta: Stations now online for MARTA 'Better Breeze' system, fare gates open as old system sunsets 1 marmar Apr 1 Apr 1 1 641
Urban spaces in North America are mostly awful, and traditional 19th/early 20th century spaces were torn down or ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 1 710
How the 'L' Avoided a Death Spiral and Launched to New Heights 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 30 Mar 30 6 691
I rode California's new Gold Runner train. I hopped off before the end. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 4 923
Chicago: Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily release $2 billion in CTA Red Line funds 1 marmar Mar 25 Mar 25 2 668
Eight big-picture lessons from the DC Streetcar 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 2 547
The story of SEPTA - Philadelphia's fighting commuter agency 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 23 Mar 23 1 559
NC: Charlotte Council advances Red Line rail to Lake Norman with $37.9m investment 0 marmar Mar 19 Mar 19 2 659
Los Angeles: A Line's new stations in eastern L.A. County adding riders, as increase ripples through line 1 marmar Mar 14 Mar 14 2 788
Judge rules Trump administration to continue funding Gateway Tunnel project 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 12 Mar 12 5 647
Transit in the new age of experience 1 marmar Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 757
SF Bay Area: BART found a fix for the problem that caused 34,000 delays in a year 1 marmar Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 869
How Elon Musk's Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 Feb 2026 12 1001
In Praise of Urban Disorder 0 marmar Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 809
Amtrak is Betting its Future on this Train 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1122
They want to K¡LL Amtrak...again! 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 822
Atlanta: Inside MARTA's New Trains 0 marmar Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 806
It's Over! Trump Big announcement to KILLED Amtrak's $16B Tunnel Project 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 1117
SF Bay Area: New report outlines potential BART service cuts without new funding measure 0 marmar Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 842
Amtrak's $16B Gateway Tunnel Project Is About To SHUT DOWN Here's why 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 Feb 2026 14 1237
[Weather-related] Amtrak canceling more than a dozen trains serving DC, Northeast region 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 794
DC-area WMATA honors Rosa Parks on what would have been her birthday. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 798
DOT wants to prohibit free buses. That could be a problem for Mamdani in NYC. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1032
What San Francisco looks like with Muni cuts: Traffic nightmares and no buses after 9 p.m., 0 progree Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 946

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Los Angeles: Metro selects underground heavy rail as locally preferred alternative for Sepulveda Transit Corridor 0 marmar Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 889
FTA issues record of decision for Austin Light Rail's final environmental impact statement 0 marmar Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 925
Seattle Is Building Light Rail Like It's 1999 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 1116
How SEPTA Almost Died in 2025 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 887
Amtrak just put their USA rail pass on sale 3 Trailrider1951 Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 1318
New York City's Congestion Pricing, One Year Later 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 903
Amtrak's New Airo Trains Are Ready -- The Maintenance Isn't 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 1063
Train derails in southern Mexico, killing 13 and injuring dozens 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 932
Chicago's CTA & Metra About to Revive -- But Here's What Needs Changing 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 954
8 NEW Transit Projects Opening in 2026 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1058
End of the line for the NYC subway MetroCard 1 marmar Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1179
The Tunnel That Could Save San Francisco But Never Gets Built 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1120
Debunking the myths of open-loop payments in transit 0 marmar Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1090
Amtrak's $16B Hudson Tunnel Project Finally Hits a Major Milestone 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 1201
Boston: The Green Line gone dark: Peek underground as the MBTA replaces wooden beams from the 1890s 3 marmar Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1363
Pritzker signs $1.5B Illinois transit overhaul bill. Here's what's in it 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 954
Huge Win! New CAHSR Announcement is here but... 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 979
Seattle LRT Extension Toronto Opens Finch West LRT Tram Expansion in Strasbourg Urban News 92 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 939
Designing sustainable transit for all ages 0 marmar Dec 2025 Dec 2025 2 1024
Toronto: TTC to introduce fare capping in 2026 0 marmar Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1070
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