An argument about public transportation fares on Bluesky two weeks ago led to the issue of gig workers, and how public transportation can serve their needs. Those are, for the purposes of this post, workers …
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Why the Interboro Express – IBX – Won’t Reach the Bronx (Vanshnookenraggen)
When the Interboro Express (IBX) was announced in January, 2022 by Gov. Kathy Hochul, it came as a welcome surprise to many who had been following the saga of the Triboro Line, a circumferential transit line connecting Brooklyn, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 August 2025
• HS2 to unveil interior of their trains to public for first time this weekend (RailTech) • Chiltern’s parliamentary rail replacement ghost bus (BBC) • Transport for Wales rail journeys & revenue up, brand-new trains …
Continue readingThe Misuse of State of Good Repair (PedestrianObservations)
We’re releasing our high-speed rail report later this week. It’s a technical report rather than a historical or institutional one, so I’d like to talk about a point that is mentioned in the introduction explaining …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 26 May 2025
• Reopening Birmingham’s Camp Hill Line: Reversing Beeching (FutureRail) • South Western Railway (SWR) was nationalised on Sunday (Ian Visits) • Crashes on 20mph & 30mph roads at ‘record low’ (BBC) • The 200 year …
Continue readingThe Museum of Transversal Art on the New York Subway (BiancaNg)
This dashboard is a catalog of permanent art on the New York City Subway subway that was a submission to the 2024 NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)’s Open Data Challenge. It uses various data visualization …
Continue readingWhat Happened to the NYC Subway’s Platform Screen Doors? (AaronShavel)
Years of promises gave way to abandonment as flawed scope development and unrealistic expectations derailed the MTA’s program from the start. After years of public pressure, the MTA announced a Platform Screen Door pilot program …
Continue readingExpensive, slow battery locomotives have no place on already electrified rails (EffectiveTransitAlliance)
The MTA’s vote on Wednesday to buy experimental battery locomotives for Penn Station Access [2] (PSA) is fiscally irresponsible, and threatens to hamstring our regional rail network’s ability to deliver frequent, fast, and reliable service …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 March 2025
• HS2 drives £10 billion west London economic boost (RailUK) • Railways & Canal Tunnels History #2 (London Rail) • Train company performance data posted live at stations (Rail UK) • The World’s Most Stressful …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 February 2025
• HS2 Euston tunnel work put on hold for another review (Construction Enquirer) • First look at unusual branding for the new £2m Silvertown tunnel bike bus (The Standard) • SouthEastern Class 465 in Network …
Continue readingNYC Metro-North Commuter Railroad to Operate Electric-Battery Locomotives in Penn Station (RailwayAge)
MTA Metro-North Railroad on Feb. 24 announced details of a major expansion of the agency’s railcar fleet, unveiling plans to add new trains that will provide New Haven Line Service to Penn Station and four …
Continue readingManhattan New Rail Tunnel Project awarded (TunnellingJournal)
New York’s Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners has today awarded the contract for the Manhattan Tunnel Project to Frontier-Kemper-Tutor-Perini JV and authorized the notice to proceed with construction. Construction of this portion of …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 3 February 2025
• This Cyclist has Gotten 1000s of Motorists Fined for Dangerous Driving: Video (Streetsblog) • The Future of the NYC Second Ave Subway: Video (TransitTalk) • Full size Brick Train sculpture in Darlington (Colossal) • …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 January 2025
• Lime bike brake failures keep breaking Londoners’ legs (London Centric) • Famously quirky Osterley Bookshop in old Tube station is closing down (Ian Visits) • Hungerford Bridge Refurbishment Set to Begin (Railway-News) • Bank …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 20 January 2025
• TfL aims to use more AI to improve platform safety (BBC) • UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’ (The Guardian) • Underfunded and Overwhelmed: The Struggle for Public Transit Funding in …
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