Posts tagged Amtrak
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Breakfast links: Not going there
Not National Harbor; Bus lane blues; Alexandria Dems are split; Bikeshare for Fairfax; Health Link help; Convention business; House weighs in on DC vouchers; Pay the real price; Birthplace of TOD; And…. Keep reading…
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MARC, VRE, and Amtrak service might stop on January 1st
On January 1st, trains that carry millions of commuters might stop running. That’s because in 2008, Congress set a deadline for trains to have a certain type of safety feature by the end of this year, and a lot of train operators won’t be able to meet it. The law Congress passed requires that any railroad line hosting regular inter-city or commuter rail service, along… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: I think I can
Rush-hour relief; Almost, streetcar; Delayed for a reason; Change for the board; Struck DC; Near Union Station; CaBi unionized; Cemetery springs to life; Violence hits home; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Half full, half empty
No rush cuts; No Metro for you; Revenue woes; On a silver platter; Let them in; Arlington, do it my way; Protesting PP; Tunnel and terminal; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Faster, faster, slower, slower
Pick up the pace; Slow down for the children; The bus stops here; Exurban transit; You really gotta shovel this year; Pilgrims on a train; Fighting inequality; Studying Freddie Gray; Help us, Congress. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: (Don’t) go for the gold
NOOOOO; Walkable Tysons?; WMATA waterproofing; More roads, more bikes; Post Post; Mark the Met Branch; Latest anti-Purple tactic; Greater New York stories. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stand by
The NTSB report is out; Not cool; Empty office parks; Goodbye, flag; Go fishing; Ahead of the curve; Elevate; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Are you sure?
Crowded Metro; Purple rumors; Fewer tickets; What does it mean; Costly schools; Paperless; He wasn’t texting. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blame Congress
Fight for Metro funds; Congress keeps cutting; Metro’s green light; Rail ramps up in Virginia; DPW director says farewell; Keep it affordable; Traffic calmed; Role models; And…. Keep reading…
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Maryland’s governor thinks the Purple Line is too expensive, but wants to build a $10 billion maglev. Huh?
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan campaigned on cutting costs. Since taking office, however, he’s expressed interest in throwing big money at numerous transportation programs — just not the transit lines that actually work and which businesses and residents want. His latest big spending idea: A $10 billion maglev between DC and Baltimore. Keep reading…