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  • SacRT Selects Clever Devices to Implement Real-Time Train Information System
  • Seattle light rail 'shatters' national ridership records with 155,000 daily rides
  • Jake: Light rail? Where we’re going, we don’t need light rail!

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

SacRT Selects Clever Devices to Implement Real-Time Train Information System

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) has selected Clever Devices to implement a modernized real-time train information and passenger communications system across its li...

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planetizen.com /1 week ago

Seattle light rail 'shatters' national ridership records with 155,000 daily rides

Seattle light rail 'shatters' national ridership records with 155,000 daily rides Diana Ionescu Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:00 Primary Image...

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mynorthwest.com /4 weeks ago

Jake: Light rail? Where we’re going, we don’t need light rail!

Sound Transit's light rail could cost taxpayers $135 per ride — here's why autonomous electric buses may be the smarter investment.

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columbian.com /1 week ago

Seattle’s daily light rail ridership jumps to No. 1 in U.S.

Sound Transit’s new light rail connection over Lake Washington has unleashed a tsunami of new passengers between Bellevue and Seattle, boosting the regional total to 155,000 daily...

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railwayage.com /2 weeks ago

Transit Briefs: Sound Transit, CTA/Metra/Pace, Denver RTD

New commuter railcars enter Seattle Sounder service. Also, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act advances to the next phase, rolling out rider-focused improvements across Chi...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

C-Tran board wants light rail into downtown Vancouver

The C-Tran board voted 7-2 for a resolution Tuesday evening that urges the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to stick with the project’s original plans for light rail transit i...

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railwayage.com /2 weeks ago

Transit Briefs: Amtrak, SacRT, Metra, Broadway Subway Project

Amtrak’s first Northeast Regional Airo trainset completes manufacturing. Also, Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) and Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Sacramento unveil a new...

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railway-news.com /1 week ago

Sound Transit Launches New Sounder Rail Cars in Seattle

Sound Transit has begun introducing a new fleet of passenger rail cars into service on its Sounder commuter rail network following a joint procurement programme with two California...

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nypost.com /1 month ago

Metro’s 12-mile ‘light rail on wheels’ aims to slash commute times on LA’s busiest bus routes by 17 minutes

The Vermont Avenue BRT corridor project is expected to decrease the existing end-to-end commute time along the corridor from 70 minutes to 53.

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rtands.com /1 week ago

Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3

SEATTLE - Sound Transit adopts an updated ST3 system plan. The post Sound Transit Board Adopts Updated ST3 appeared first on Railway Track and Structures.

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rtands.com /1 day ago

CapMetro Board Approves Rio Grande Pacific Corporation for Commuter Rail Maintenance of Way and Signal Systems Service o...

FORT WORTH -- Rio Grande Pacific Corporation announced today it has been selected to provide contracted Commuter Rail Maintenance of Way and Signal Systems Services under a long-te...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

First Look: Calgary’s Green Line LRVs

Manufacturing of the light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the City of Calgary’s LRT project is officially under way. The first two trains are now being built by Construcciones y Auxiliar...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

Denver-to-Fort Collins Intercity Passenger Rail Project Advances

Denver Regional Transit District (RTD) on April 29 reported that after monthslong negotiations between the Joint Service Executive Committee and host freight railroad BNSF, all gov...

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thecentersquare.com /1 month ago

Ballard residents demand Sound Transit light rail

(The Center Square) - Residents in the Ballard section of Seattle are mobilizing to save the light rail link they voted for a decade ago with their wallets. A rally...

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washingtontimes.com /1 month ago

Last segment of Purple Line rail installed, Maryland officials expect to open in late '27

The last segment of rail was laid for the Maryland Transit Administration's Purple Line light rail system on Thursday.

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washingtontimes.com /1 month ago

Last segment of Purple Line rail installed, Maryland officials expect to open in late '27

The last segment of rail was laid for the Maryland Transit Administration's Purple Line light rail system on Thursday.

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kyrgyzstannews.net /1 month ago

KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM-OPERATION

(260516) -- ASTANA, May 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A light rail train runs on the first day of its operation in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 16, 2026. Kazakhstan on Saturday officially launch...

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seattletransitblog.com /1 month ago

Friday Roundtable: Weekend Link Reductions

Both the 1 and 2 Lines have closed segments this weekend, April 25-26. 1 Line trains will be reduced Saturday and Sunday until 9pm. Trains will run every 10 minutes between Lynnwoo...

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railwayage.com /1 week ago

Transit Briefs: KCSA, BART, GCRTA, WMATA, NJT

Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) and its partners are studying the feasibility of a streetcar extension over the Missouri River, connecting the existing KC Streetcar line wit...

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peprofessional.com /1 month ago

Paceline Exits R.E.L.A.M.

Paceline Equity Partners has agreed to sell R.E.L.A.M., a North American lessor of maintenance-of-way and hi-rail equipment serving rail operators and contractors across the U.S. a...

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startribune.com /18 hours ago

Price tag for light rail extension rises by several hundred million dollars

An analysis from the Met Council suggests a rapid bus line would be less expensive than the skyrocketing Blue Line extension costs, but would add years to the project. One Republic...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

LA Metro Purple Line Grows

Effective Friday, May 8 at 12:30 PM, the subway system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) became 3.92 miles longer, with the opening o...

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railwayage.com /3 weeks ago

KC Streetcar Rolls Out Riverfront Extension

Kansas City Streetcar’s $62 million Riverfront Extension officially opened for passenger service May 18. The post KC Streetcar Rolls Out Riverfront Extension appeared first on Rail...

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railwayage.com /20 hours ago

Transit Briefs: LA Metro, USDOT

LA Metro’s D Line expansion helps drive the agency’s ridership to its highest numbers in more than six years. Also, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announces a milest...

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