Regional Transportation Authority warns of fiscal cliff, asks for more power over Chicago area transit
The agency said the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace suburban buses will face a $770 million budget deficit and ...
Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
Commercial Observer19h
The MTA’s Capital Plan Remains Held at the Station as Major Funding Gap Grows
The $68.4 billion capital improvement plan, even with congestion pricing starting up in the new year, was still short by ...
Daily Herald20h
Making its move: RTA proposes universal fares, more trains, cost cuts to counter merger plan
Amid a $770 million budget gap facing Metra, Pace and the CTA, and a proposal to merge the three into a supersized agency, ...
Mystery track defect wearing out NYC subway car wheels has MTA shuffling trains
A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing ...
Railway Gazette International7d
New York Subway battery-diesel maintenance locos approved for use
USA: New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved the operation of battery-diesel hybrid locomotives ordered ...
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Congestion pricing: What MTA projects will your $9 daily drive into Manhattan help pay for?
Day two of congestion pricing in NYC dawned Monday with drivers paying $9 each to drive into Manhattan during peak hours and ...
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Cameras Will be in 435 New Subway Cars that MTA Wants to Buy for $1.27B–But Only If New Budget Gets OK
The good news: at its last board meeting of 2024, the MTA tentatively approved a $1.27 billion contract to purchase 435 new ...
Smithsonian Magazine13d
New York City Is Getting Rid of Its Iconic Orange and Yellow Subway Cars
Many New Yorkers feel attached to the instantly recognizable R46s, which debuted in the summer of 1975. Officials say their ...
New Hampshire Union Leader14d
Riders reminisce as New York retires iconic subway cars
Growing up, Alvaro Hernandez always ran for the window seat on the subway. His older brother sat in the seat next to him, and ...
Hyperallergic15d
MTA Prepares to Replace New York’s Iconic Orange Subway Cars
Oder trains running on letter lines will be replaced with R211 trains like this ... This specific new model of the train is only configured to run on lettered subway lines, including the B ...
The Washington Post16d
Riders reminisce as New York retires iconic subway cars
To understand the significance of the R46 train car, you have to understand a bit of subway history ... that the longitudinal seats in the R211 will allow for more standing room and streamline ...