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One Train Ticket in New Jersey Can be Valid for Years … If You Never Get on a...
The main waiting room at Newark Penn Station (photo by Luke H. Gordon via flickr) (Sarah Gonzalez – WNYC/NJPR) John Williams says he’s been living at Newark Penn Station for a couple months. His nails...
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With Plans Drawn, Maryland’s Purple Line Scares Some Business Owners
Map presented by MTA at Silver Spring Neighborhood Work Group for Purple Line (Washington, D.C. — WAMU) On colorful maps spread out over long tables the planned path of the Purple Line, a 16-mile light...
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Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors
Silver Spring Transit Center (photo by ThisIsBossi via flickr) (Matt Bush — Washington, D.C., WAMU) An independent report on the yet-to-be-opened Silver Spring Transit Center shows the transit hub is...
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NJ Transit Wants $1.2 Billion in Fed Funds for Sandy Recovery, Future Storms
Hoboken Terminal, post-Sandy (photo by NJ Transit via flickr) New Jersey Transit is putting together a more than $1.2 billion request for federal aid to help it recover from Sandy and prepare for...
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Sandy’s Cost to NJ Transit: One Year, $450 Million
Post-Sandy debris (photo by NJ Transit via flickr) New Jersey Transit says it could be next fall before service is restored to pre-Sandy levels. And the cost of its damage is now pegged at $450...
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Purple Line Design Will Stop if Maryland Doesn’t Get More Transpo Funding
The proposed Purple Line Route (image via Maryland Transit Administration) (Washington, D.C. – WAMU) Local officials are asking Maryland’s Department of Transportation not to divert funding from the...
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NJ Rail Services Return Days Shy of Sandy’s Three Month Anniversary
Historic Hoboken Terminal, pictured before Sandy. (Photo CC by Flickr user JamesCastle) Two more links in the New Jersey commuter rail network will return to pre-Sandy levels today. Hoboken terminal...
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DC Commuters Want Less Traffic, More Transit — And No Congestion Pricing
(photo by NCreedplayer via flickr) Commuters are skeptical that congestion pricing will reduce traffic in the metropolitan Washington area and raise revenues to fund transportation projects. Instead,...
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An Oral History of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge
Rendition of the new span of the Bay Bridge After eleven years of construction, the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span is set to open to traffic this fall. Meanwhile, the Regional Oral History Office...
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U.S. DOT Gives Sacramento $135 Million for Light Rail
Artist's rendering of the Morrison Creek Station. Sacramento is getting federal money to extend a light rail line. The U.S. DOT will provide $135 million in federal matching money for the Sacramento...
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VIDEO: Transportation Nation’s Mug. It Can Be Yours.
Action shot from "Multi-Modal Mug" shot film by Amy Pearl / WNYC At Transportation Nation, we serve up serious news, with flair, style, and a flash of java. Rejoice. (And get a tax deduction, too.) You...
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D.C. to Start Testing Streetcars Next Spring
The first three streetcars to roll downs tracks in the District of Columbia since 1962 will be ready for testing next spring, DDOT officials said at a news briefing on Thursday. The district is...
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LOOK: Gold Line Rail Bridge is California History “With Some Artistry”
The Gold Line Bridge in December 2012, just before completion of construction (Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority) (Corey Moore – Southern California Public Radio, KPCC) Southern...
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NJ Transit to Begin Testing Gladstone Line on Friday
NJ Transit's rail system recovery map. The faded gray line is the Gladstone Branch. (Click for full version) NJ Transit says it’s in the home stretch of making repairs to one of its hardest-hit rail...
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