Transit

5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (173+ words) The agency reported roughly 3.4 million riders for the month, although passengers who transferred bus or rail routes were counted more than once. PRT’s ridership rose 5% in fiscal year 2026, which is between July 1, 2025 and June 30. The agency’s 39 million total riders during…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (151+ words) SEPTA announced that new Regional Rail schedules will go live on Sunday, Oct. 18. Regional Rail Schedule Updates NBC10 Philadelphia noted the following highlights of the new Regional Rail schedules:… NBC10 Philadelphia noted the following highlights of the new Regional Rail schedules: As…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (188+ words) WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro riders should expect service changes on the Red, Orange, Silver and Blue lines this weekend as crews work on tracks and other rail infrastructure. From Saturday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 18, Red Line trains will single-track between Silver Spring…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (289+ words) MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The federal government is committing $550 million to improve tracks for planned Amtrak service between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia. Officials say the project could shorten trips by up to 90 minutes and allow more trains to run. Another $300 million…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (606+ words) A retrofit at the Arborway facility in Jamaica Plain would have capacity for approximately 200 battery-electric buses, though the timeline there is aligned with plans to phase out natural-gas-based buses in 2028. A depot in Quincy opening in 2024 would support 120 vehicles and…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (313+ words) The city of Boston is launching five free shuttle bus routes throughout the city in an effort to expand neighborhood transportation options. The shuttle bus services will operate for three years, funded by $11.5 million from the Federal Highway Administration’s Congestion…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (397+ words) No parking or drop-off at the station Oct. 16-26. VRE will end trains at L’Enfant Oct. 19-23, with the last morning train on each line stopping at Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Starting Friday, no one will be able to park at or drive…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (794+ words) A new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can electrify without installing miles of overhead wires. Marvin Martin was in the Four Corners area of Dorchester one day when a train sped by on the Fairmount Line…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (322+ words) The expansion brings 3,700 docks across seven neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, including Norwood, Riverdale, Brownsville, East New York, Kensington, Bay Ridge, and Forest Hills. Last September, the rollout began in Bay Ridge, where riders have taken more than…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (265+ words) An 18-year-old Washington Township man died after he was hit by a train near Chicago Sunday, according to officials. Tomassino "Tommy" Offer was walking north on Main Street in Wheaton, IL, around 10:15 a.m. Sunday when he approached the Front Street railroad…...