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23rd of a Series: Litigation Battle Reheats, MTA Fights Back

On Jan. 4, the last of what started as nearly a dozen court battles over Congestion Pricing in Manhattan seemed essentially over. There were still a few issues to be resolved in

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22nd of a Series: Duffy Dumps CBDTP. Empire State Strikes Back

On the 46th day since the congestion toll for vehicles entering the portion of Manhattan south of 60th Street went into effect, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took the first step toward

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Seventh of a Series: No New Manhattan Destination. Changes at Penn Station?

The original Pennsylvania Station New York opened for service in 1910 and lasted a mere 53 years. It was a magnificent edifice, reminiscent of the grandeur of the greatest structures of Ancient

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Book Review: ‘The Lost Subways of North America’

“The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been.” Written and illustrated by Jake Berman. University of Chicago Press, 2023. Hardcover, 272 pp.

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Sixth of a Series: What Does ‘Through-Running’ Mean in New York?

Throughout this series so far, I have looked at the concept of through-running as applied or envisioned in several different cities: Philadelphia, Toronto and Los Angeles. It was not applied in Boston,

Twenty-First in a Series: No Big Surprises After 30 Days

It has now been 30 days since the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority (TBTA) started collecting Congestion Pricing tolls on vehicles that enter Manhattan south of 60th Street for the benefit of

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Fifth of a Series: The ‘Link’ that Failed

On April 29, 2016, the Rail Users’ Network (RUN) held a conference in Boston with the theme: “Who’s Looking Out for You? The State of Rail Advocacy in New England.” At that

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Fourth of a Series: New Through Tracks Proposed for L.A. Union Station

Los Angeles Union Station caused a sensation when it opened in 1939. For first-time visitors to the City of Angels who alight from an Amtrak train there, it still does. The station

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Third of a Series: All GO for Through-Running

In the previous article in this series, we took a close look at SEPTA’s through-running operation in and around Philadelphia, both its challenging start and its status today, as the only large

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Second of a Series: Philadelphia Leads the Way

“The great cities of the world have their trains running through the urban core. They include London, Paris, Berlin, and Philadelphia, but not New York.” So says George Haikalis, who had a

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