Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!
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Amtrak cut service during the pandemic, but restoring it has been difficult owing to labor shortages exacerbated by layoffs, retirements and Covid outbreaks among staff.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail
Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
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How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
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This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House
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An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
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At the 2021 Railvolution conference, our podcast maestro talked about transit-expansion plans and progress in several respective regions, as well as how they kept things going during the pandemic.
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.