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First hydrogen-powered FLIRT H2 passenger train arrives at San Bernardino Depot Train Station The new train uses a hybrid hydrogen and battery technology to propel the train and power onboard electrical systems.

U.S. crash statistics don't tell the whole story.

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When Victims Die More Than 30 Days After a Crash, They Don't Count — Streetsblog USA Hundreds of people aren't included in fatal crash totals because they didn't succumb to injuries quickly enough. What will it take to make them count?

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NJ: NJ Transit, Amtrak spar over cause of the latest heat wave commuting meltdown The disagreement comes after commuters have endured five days of service interruptions due to infrastructure and train problems on the nation’s busiest railroad. It has halted...

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Rail firm must pay Native American tribe $400m for illegal crude oil trains Judge orders BNSF to pay Swinomish Tribe for trespassing with dangerous cargo across tribal land of Washington state

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How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly? — Streetsblog USA One in 32 people die from crashes, car-related pollution, and car-related lead exposure every year. But even that number doesn't tell the whole story.

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Find Out How Much Your State Would Benefit From Cutting Car Travel — Streetsblog USA A new calculator demonstrates the power of VMT reduction in just a few clicks — and helps advocates fight for policies to make it possible.

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Rail Insider-Federal funding flows for passenger-rail projects. Information For Rail Career Professionals From Progressive Railroading Magazine article about: . From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

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Report: Transportation is Still the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — And Not Just From Tailpipes — Streetsblog USA The transport sector still leads the nation in greenhouse gas emissions — but that's not all.

John Oliver did an extended piece about freight rail. While transportation professionals are familiar with the issues he raises, the general public only becomes aware in the wake of a serious accident. The piece had its flaws (a lot of confusion between economic and safety regulation), and the show falls more on the entertainment rather than the news spectrum. Nonetheless, it's worth a watch and presents, I think, an important perspective to the public.
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Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) John Oliver discusses freight trains and railroads, how they’ve put profits over safety, and, crucially, what shows he watched as a child that explain…everyt...

While only "insiders" in the railroad and shipping worlds follow the regs closely, the reciprocal switching rule will have a huge impact on shippers' ability to mitigate for poor and unreliable service.

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Rail News - STB extends reply comment time for reciprocal switching rule. For Railroad Career Professionals Railroad industry news about: Surface Transportation Board, extension of reply comment period, reciprocal switching rule, poor rail service, Class I railroads. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

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Former coal towns get money for clean energy projects Coal, oil and gas communities are receiving an amount of investment that is far above their share of the population.

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Instead of Reopening the I-10 Freeway, LA Should Have Reimagined It Imagine if city leaders could apply the same sense of urgency towards moving people out of cars, writes transit advocate Alex Contreras.

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Rail News - BLET members vote to authorize strike at SEPTA. For Railroad Career Professionals Railroad industry news about: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, BLET, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Regional Rail commuter trains, Eddie Hall, strike authorization. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

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How Activists Are Making Streets Safer When Their Governments Won't — And How You Can, Too — Streetsblog USA When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.

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Rail News - AGs want railroads to improve hazmat info for first responders. For Railroad Career Professionals Railroad industry news about: Attorneys general coalition, federal regulations, hazardous material loads, emergency responders, train consist information, Michelle Henry, PHMSA, Federal Register, East Palestine, Ohio, hazmat train derailments. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

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How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach.

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Ohio still waiting for passenger rail expansion Columbus hopes to shed its status as major city without rail service.

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Caltrans Explains Why VMT - Vehicle Miles Traveled - Is Such a Concern - Streetsblog California And then turns around and says: oh, but new freight truck traffic induced by new highway capacity doesn't count! Really, Caltrans?

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7 ways the pandemic changed the Washington commute Drivers and transit riders are facing the pain and befuddlement of Washington’s evolving commute. Here are seven way the commute has changed in the pandemic era.

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President Biden orders coordinator to oversee East Palestine derailment recovery efforts President Joe Biden has issued an executive order directing a coordinator to oversee response to the East. Palestine train derailment.

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Can the future of passenger rail be found between Miami and Orlando? The debut of Brightline service linking Miami to the central Florida tourist mecca is giving rail advocates hope that passenger rail will gain popularity elsewhere, too.

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This is What Victory Looks like, Freeway Fighters — Streetsblog USA In the end, a lot of bad freeway projects die not with a bang, but a whimper. But we still need to celebrate the win.

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GOP Pols Want to Ban Speed Limiter Requirements on Deadly Big Rigs — Streetsblog USA High-speed truck crashes are soaring – so why are lawmakers fighting against long-proven technology to stop them?

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One of the World’s Most Expensive Cities Is Finally Getting a Metro Tel Aviv’s new red line was meant to take six years to build. The full train project, though, is still far off and will cost tens of billions of dollars more.

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AVs are coming, whether local officials like it or not California regulators recently lifted restrictions on driverless cars in San Francisco, despite objections from local leaders. As autonomous vehicles come to more cities, these fights may be more common.

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Advocates Call On Congress to Put the Brakes On Reckless Autonomous Vehicle Rollouts — Streetsblog USA Advocates are calling on Congress to be cautious of the promises of the AV revolution — and stop getting distracted from proven solutions like safe road design.

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To Make Transit Work, We Need to Make Transit Agencies Better Workplaces — Streetsblog USA It may be impossible for U.S. transit agencies to end operator shortages and service disruptions until they address a raft of human resources challenges behind the scenes, according to a new report that argues it is time for advocates to get involved.

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50 years later, group asks: What if other urban highways had been built? Highways once slated for Atlanta and Washington, D.C., would have sliced through areas that are now some of the cities’ most vibrant neighborhoods.

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Rail News - MTA Metro-North, Amtrak suspend some NY service due to flooding. For Railroad Career Professionals Railroad industry news about: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro-North Railroad, flooding, extreme weather, Amtrak, Hudson Line. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

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The MUTCD Update is Late — And While We Wait, People Are Dying — Streetsblog USA Despite a binding requirement to release an updated version more than a month ago, the Federal Highway Administration missed the deadline to release a new edition of America's federal street design guidelines. Advocates fear the delay will result in yet another green light for increasing traffic fat...