March 27, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: National Public Radio, March 26, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a first for Europe, 20 critically ill coronavirus patients were evacuated aboard a fully medicalized, high-speed train. Full story: www.npr.org
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, March 26, 2020) CHICAGO — As airlines, hotels and big industry line up for a massive share of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package approved late Wednesday by the Senate, we’re glad to see the nation’s public transit systems — a key,...
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 26, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — With hardly any customers aboard its trains, SEPTA announced further cuts to Regional Rail service Thursday, with PATCO following suit. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
March 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: City Metric, March 27, 2020. The following is an extract from “Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale,” out now from Island Press.) NEW YORK — A regional transportation system does not become balanced until all its parts are...
March 27, 2020 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Streetsblog San Francisco, March 25, 2020) SAN FRANCISCO — More than 3,500 people are working on more than 100 miles of high-speed rail right now, as the project’s spine continues to take shape in California’s Central Valley. While state and other office...
