Online reports and editorials about
passenger rail and transit
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Speakers rip toll hike at first DRPA hearing
(
Courier Post
)
Commuters give DRPA an earful over proposed toll increase
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
11 injured in 2nd SEPTA trolley accident
(
Philadelphia Daily News
)
Pa. submits revised plan for tolling I-80
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
Infrastructure could spur new stimulus
(
Reuters
)
Upper Darby gets $500K for project
(
Delaware County Daily Times
)
Amtrak Northeast Ridership Up 3 Percent
(
N.Y. Observer
)
Six on SEPTA trolley injured in smoky tunnel
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
Amtrak's Downeaster reports a record-breaking ridership
(
Boston Globe / AP
)
NJ Transit sees rise in weekend ridership
(
Courier Post
)
SEPTA G.M. to greet riders
(
Delaware County Daily Times
)
DRPA touts efficiency to sell toll hike plan
(
Courier Post
)
DRPA opts to refurbish PATCO's rail cars
(
Courier Post
)
Tolls must rise for needed bridge projects
(
Courier Post
)
All aboard a modern-day train station
(
Trenton Times
)
Business to remove railroad tracks to make way for trail
(
The Times Herald
)
Amtrak ridership up nationwide
(
Richmond Times-Dispatch
)
Trenton Transit Center Welcomes Commuters
(
WBGO - FM
)
NJ Transit deals a blow to township's parking garage hopes
(
Trenton Times
)
Riding the Rails
(
Newsweek
)
Shuttle through West Philly a smooth ride
(
Metro Philadelphia
)
All aboard for a rational national rail plan
(
San Francisco Chronicle
)
Train service would make life easier
(
Delaware Coast Press
)
Amtrak ups counterterrorism efforts
(
Security Director News
)
Design work for Pacific & Atlantic Aves. gets green light
(
The Press of A.C.
)
Commuters undaunted by shuttles with El project
(
Delaware County Daily Times
)
Deborah Leavy: Gas Shock's Silver Lining
(
Philadelphia Daily News
)
Upper Bucks residents object to plan for new power line in Springfield Twp.
(
The Morning Call
)
Amtrak increases ticket prices
(
Detroit News
)
Lawmakers should meet on transportation needs
(
Courier Post
)
Sen. John F. Kerry rails at Acela
(
Boston Herald
)
Phila. Airport train service is hourly this week
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
Amtrak Hopes Regional's New Name Attracts Riders
(
N.Y. Sun / AP
)
Give Amtrak a Fighting Chance">Give Amtrak a Fighting Chance
(
N.Y. Times
)
SEPTA sets summer schedule for Market-Frankford El work
(
Philadelphia Daily News
)
El construction causes major headache for transit
(
Delaware County Daily Times
)
Expanding Amtrak service could cause a transit rebirth in Phila.
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
Safety work remains after '06 SEPTA rail crash
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
Amtrak security is visibly on track
(
USA Today
)
DRPA plans to raise tolls and fares
(
Philadelphia Inquirer
)
DRPA says toll, rate increases are now necessary
(
Gloucester County Times
)
Proposal calls for hike in Del. River bridge tolls
(
Delaware County Daily Times
)
Statement on RRD Fare Credit Policy - Exclusive
(DVARP)
Who says you can't get a free ride in Philly?
(
PhillyCarShare
)
Transit News
(
Progressive Railroading
)
Breaking News
(
Metro Magazine
)
Top Transit News
(
Mass Transit Magazine
)
The NEW New Electric Railway Journal
(
Free Congress Foundation
)
Special Report-Light Rail:Trouble down the Line
(
Courier Post
)
Online Reports
The Second Annual Report
(
Amtrak Reform Council
)
Smart Choices or Sprawling Growth
(
Sierra Club
)
On the road again-but to where?
(
NJ Policy Perspective
)
NJ Transit News
(
NJ Transit
)
Research - Straight Talk From Americans - 2000
(
Pew Charitable Trusts
)
The Costs of Sprawl in Pennsylvania, January 2000
(
10000 Friends of Pennsylvania
)
STPP Reports
(
Surface Transportation Policy Project
)
Land Use, Transportation & Air Quality reports
(
1000 Friends of Oregon
)
The National Transit Resource Center
(
Community Transportation Association of America
)
Railway Technology
(
NRI Limited
)
Highways and Transit: Leveling the Playing Field in Federal Transportation Policy
(
The Brookings Institution
)
2003 Urban Mobility Study
(
Texas Transportation Institute
)
Missing the Bus: How States Fail to Connect Economic Development with Public Transit
[PDF] (
Good Jobs First
)
Press Releases - National Organizations
Amtrak News & Views
Amtrak Reform Council
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
American Public Transportation Association
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Press Releases - Regional Organizations
SEPTA
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
NJ Transit
New Jersey Department of Transportation
DART/First State
Delaware Department of Transportation
Delaware River Port Authority