Commuter Regional

Hartnett selected to lead San Mateo County Transit District

Jim Hartnett has been appointed General Manager and CEO of California’s San Mateo County Transit District, an independent, consolidated public agency that includes the SamTrans bus and paratransit system, the Caltrain Peninsula commuter rail service, and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, which funds transit and transportation programs. He replaces Michael J. Scanlon, who is retiring after a distinguished career in the transit industry that includes running the District for more than 15 years.

APTA: U.S. transit ridership highest in 58 years

U.S. use of public transit, including bus and various rail modes, in 2014 attained the highest level in 58 years, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said Monday, March 9, 2015. APTA said 10.8 billion trips were recorded on public transport in 2014.

No slowdown for FasTracks

Want proof that American cities away from the coastlines can commit to passenger rail and an auto-alternatives future? Look to Denver. Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) may be guilty of modesty.

DOT grants NJT more SuperStorm Sandy funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded New Jersey Transit about $147 million through the Federal Transit Administration’s Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program for repair, recovery, and resiliency projects associated with Superstorm Sandy, NJ Transit announced Monday, March, 2, 2015.

Orlando SunRail expansion faces delay

SunRail regional (“commuter”) train service expansions south of the current system into Florida’s Osceola County, and north to DeLand, face potential delays of at least six months, Florida’s Department of Transportation says.

Metrolink crash injures dozens, five critically

A Metrolink train on the system’s Ventura County Line hit a truck abandoned at a road-rail grade crossing near Oxnard, Calif., Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2015, resulting in numerous injuries, among them four passengers and the train’s engineer in critical condition.

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