USA: DC Metro budget proposal includes more service to win back riders
Washington DC’s Metro has proposed a budget for the coming fiscal year that is aimed at winning back riders by giving them something they have been begging for — more service. [washingtonpost.com]
USA: Berkshire Flyer pilot rail service funded for 2020
The train hasn’t left the station — yet. But the possibility of dependable passenger trains once again running between New York City and Berkshire County, Massachusetts is very much alive. [theberkshireedge.com]
USA: Amtrak thrives in Roanoke one year after return of passenger rail service
Amtrak continues thriving in the Star City, one year after passenger rail service returned. An Amtrak spokesperson said more than 54,000 people traveled to and from Roanoke in the first year. [wsls.com]
USA: Amtrak begins to spend windfall from Union Station deal
Congestion-weary commuters over the weekend got the first peek at what Amtrak is going to do with the windfall it will receive from pending development plans for the Union Station area. [chicagobusiness.com]
USA: NYC’s Last Subway Station Elevator Attendants Will Stay Put After All
Five Upper Manhattan subway stations won’t lose their elevator attendants, after New York City’s MTA agreed not to reassign those workers as part of a cost-saving strategy. [ny1.com]
