USA: Colorado’s Winter Park Express sets new passenger record in the 2019 season
Two years after relaunching, Amtrak’s seasonal service between Denver and Winter Park Resort has logged a 7 percent increase in ridership over 2018. Begun in 1936, service resumed in 2017 after an 8 year shutdown. [thedenverchannel.com]
USA: Tri-Rail Arrival In Downtown Miami Delayed Until 2020
Though the regional rail service’s new station at MiamiCentral is essentially complete, implementaion of the line’s PTC safety system will delay downtown Tri-Rail service until next year. [thenextmiami.com]
Canada: Will Ottawa Ever Get Its Light Rail?
Sinkholes, winter-weary trains, and political upheaval have held the Confederation Line light-rail transit back from a seriously overdue opening. [citylab.com]
USA: Mass transit advocates urge R.I. to develop its own rapid rail system
In a “Rapid Rail” plan released last week, Grow Smart proposes starting a high-frequency Rhode Island rail shuttle between the under-construction Pawtucket station and T.F. Green Airport. [providencejournal.com]
