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"Friday train cancellations due to heat/no locomotives" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1000

"From one train guy to another: same. Thanks for the letter and drawing, Connor. You've got ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 18 1966

"I witnessed this on the Kitchener train coming into Toronto on Friday ..." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1667

"Jurisdictional Jumble" -- General story about the DC-area WMATA transit system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2057

"Mayor Pete follows me. Post proposals for the USDOT in the comment section" 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1746

"One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat." -- Penn Station, NYC, 1910 - 1963 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2786

"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2442

"real ones know there is only one correct way to travel from NYC to DC (Amtrak northeast regional cafe car)" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 23 Nov 23 5 660

"The MBTA is considering weeknight shutdowns of the Blue Line for a month to make repairs ..." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2133

"They say San José is going to become another Los Angeles." 0 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2594

"US DOT Secretary Duffy has appointed 12 members to the USDOT Advisory Board. All of the 12 members are white men." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 905

$3.2 billion grants awarded by USDOT & New Jersey is crumbling This Week in Transit 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 May 2025 1 1025

$50 million proposed to speed up high-speed rail service from Orlando to Tampa 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2259

$6 Rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2733

"Ferrari Train" debuts in Italy 11 marmar May 2012 May 2012 11 7616

"It's Hard to Say" if U.S. Bike Share Systems Will Survive Bixi's Bankruptcy -- Reporter 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2358

"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2512

"taking all three of my daughters to a tattoo parlor and having them completely body tattooed" 3 MisterP Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2739

"Transit Revolution": Will Los Angeles Become Gentrification Ground Zero? 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2527

'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2925

'Duped': Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2679

'Existential Peril': Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S. 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1533

'Greenway Stimulus' Could Bring Boom in Bike and Walking Trails 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1826

'Major area' of Seattle could forbid most cars under city's new, greener transportation plan 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1862

'No-Fault' Pacts with Railroads Hold Amtrak Liable for Accidents It Didn't Cause 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 2078

'Notorious' Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul 0 Eugene Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1763

'People are happier in a walkable neighborhood': the US community that banned cars 3 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Oct 2023 7 3151

'Stay on your own side of the bay' this weekend in the San Francisco region 1 marmar Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2733

'They're Bold and Fresh': The Millennials Disrupting Boston's Transit System 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 2089

'Transit deserts' in Chicago region's mass transit system: report 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2328

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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'Yes' Vote on Seattle's $930M Transportation Levy Emboldens Boosters in Portland 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2340

(Boston) MBTA: Both service cuts, fare hikes will be needed to close budget gap 0 Eugene Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2445

(Transit) Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2015 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2436

(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 5087

(Washington, DC, area) Metro Ordered To Pull 7000-Series Trains ... Again 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1528

10 Busiest Metro Systems in the World. (2019, pre-pandemic) 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1454

10 years since Red Line crash: What it was like and how it shaped Metro 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1824

100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 8143

15 injured after firetruck collides with Brightline train in Delray Beach 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1708

15 things I wish I knew before I hopped in this UberPOOL 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2150

1910-1963 The destruction of Penn Station 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 3162

1st look inside Brightline's $100 million train maintenance facility in Orlando 0 marmar Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2263

2 robotaxi services seeking to bypass safety concerns and expand in San Francisco face pivotal vote 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1815

2017: Leon Westmoreland named to Amtrak board. 2020: New development 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1702

2021: Amtrak To Suspend Some Service For Inauguration 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 1194

2022: Overhaul of Baltimore station will help speed trains through busiest rail corridor in nation 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 1 1902

2023 election results: Four out of five transit measures pass 0 marmar Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2230

2025 election results: More than 80% of U.S. public transit measures pass 0 marmar Nov 9 Nov 9 5 588

4 injured, 3,600 gallons of fuel spilled in truck vs. Amtrak train crash near Lompoc 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 881

400 tickets for 1-day return of Winter Park ski train sell out in 12 hours 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 3701

5th avenue near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2220

72-hour coast-to-coast Amtrak ride condensed to just over 3 minutes 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 3114

8 NEW Transit Projects Opening in 2026 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 30 Dec 30 3 438

9 Transportation Projects In The D.C. Region Set To Open In 2023 0 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1455

@Amtrak service stands to lose $757M from its annual grant; elimination of national network. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 Feb 2018 5 1795

A "Two Amtrak" Concept 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2763

A $6 Billion Shortfall Has US Mass Transit Facing a Death Spiral 4 marmar Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 1539

A 137-Mile ‘Cycling Utopia’ Floating Above London’s Rail Lines 6 TBF Jan 2014 Jan 2014 14 4166

A 148-year-old tunnel is the biggest rail bottleneck between D.C. and New Jersey. Here's the new pla 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2787

A 2,000-Mile Bangkok to Beijing Train Trip Gets Closer With Trial Run 0 marmar Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 964

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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A car-free Motor City? Detroit to try Open Streets program 2 marmar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 2124

A caustic environment at Metro's ROCC pushes out trainees and experienced employees alike 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1412

A Close One For Urban Cyclists 0 BridgeTheGap Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2359

A Complete Streets Policy for Saratoga Springs 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2500

A good day for pedestrians, cyclists and equines in Houston 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2683

A light rail line to Houston's Hobby Airport could be one step closer to reality 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1829

A lot of cities want roboshuttles, including D.C. But will they work? 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1575

A Massachusetts state legislator has a big idea to ease the urban rent crisis (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1914

A Metro Station In Georgetown? It Could Finally Happen 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2139

A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2156

A monthly Flight Pass subscription from Alaska Airlines covers round-trips within California, ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1667

A new federal transportation bill rejects the long-standing consensus on revenue but preserves .... 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1815

A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn't had a traffic death in 7 years 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 Mar 2024 24 2836

A New Maryland Law Could Bring MARC Service to Crystal City 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1333

A new report strengthens the case for MARC "run-through" service to Virginia 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 May 2020 1 1576

A PATH to Greater Public Transit Access 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1355

A rail conductor asked a passenger to put a mask on. Then the rider attacked him, police say. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 Sep 2021 11 1979

A Scenic Tour of Red Tape: Tracking the Slowest High-Speed Train in the Country 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 2 1245

A self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, ZEMU, comes to San Bernardino County 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 Aug 2024 6 1339

A Step Forward for San Francisco BRT 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 3197

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