USA: Denver RTD commuter line reaches 20 million riders
The Regional Transportation District’s University of Colorado A Line, which operates between downtown Denver and the Denver International Airport, has consistently exceeded ridership projections since opening in 2016. [progressiverailroading.com]
Europe/UK: How the Channel Tunnel changed Europe forever
Dubbed one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers, when it opened in May 1994, the Channel Tunnel has become not only a vital physical link between the UK and mainland Europe, but a highly symbolic one, particularly in an era of Brexit. [cnn.com]
USA: Milwaukee proposes streetcar expansion
Milwaukee officials plan to extend the city’s streetcar route to the Wisconsin Center District convention hall in time for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Tom Barrett has announced. [progressiverailroading.com]
Australia: Sydney Metro Northwest to open to its first commuters on May 26
Sydney commuters will get their first taste of driverless transport when Northwest Metro trains begin operating on the new rapid transit line between Rouse Hill and Chatswood later this month. [abc.net.au]
UK: First of Glasgow SPT’s new driverless Subway trains arrives for testing
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s new fleet will be driverless similar to those on the Docklands Light Railway in London, but, in a UK first, they will also have no other staff routinely present in the carriages either. [scotsman.com]
USA: Washington State Bill Kickstarts Cascadia High-Speed Rail Authority
The just-passed Transportation Appropriations Bill approves funds for a joint study to consider formation of a Portland-Vancouver high-speed rail corridor authority with British Columbia, Oregon, and business interests. [theurbanist.org]
