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The Bay Area’s trains and buses are filling up again. Even experts aren’t sure why.
Something strange is happening on weekday evenings at the Powell Street BART Station. Read https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-bay-area-s-trains-and-buses-are-filling-up-again-even-experts-aren-t-sure-why/ar-AA265a4d?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6a35a3f8410041e889dc80fb587f7fa2&ei=41more.
Jarrod DellaChiesaJune 24, 2026
Grand Junction Union Station being rebuilt
Another major train station rebuilding in Colorado is underway. Read more.
Jarrod DellaChiesaJune 13, 2026
CA High-Speed Rail reveals private group that could help build past Central Valley
The head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority has revealed the group of private partners that could advance money and build train routes...
Jarrod DellaChiesaJune 4, 2026
California Approves Team to Build Nation’s First True High-Speed Rail Track and Systems
American-led consortium selected to install electrified track and systems as California prepares to begin installation of high-speed rail track this year. Read more.
Jarrod DellaChiesaJune 4, 2026
Former Gavin Newsom aide picked as new California high-speed rail board chair
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors on Monday voted to elevate board member Stephen Kawa, a longtime former aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom,...
infoJune 2, 2026
‘This cuts my commute cost in half’: New train connects Ventura, Santa Barbara counties
VENTURA, Calif. — A new daily AMTRAK Pacific Surfliner train is now connecting Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo early every morning, giving...
infoJune 2, 2026
An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California
Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in...
infoJune 2, 2026
Campaign to Save Bay Area Public Transit Crushes Signature Goal, Submits Over305,000 Signatures for November Ballot Measure
Fueled by major grassroots transit organizing effort and broad business and labor support,Connect Bay Area far surpasses the 186,000 signatures required to qualify...
infoMay 26, 2026
The fiscal cliff is real for transit — and it’s time to act!
By Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear In today’s white noise of blaring headlines and sky?is?falling narratives, it can be difficult to recognize when a...
infoMay 22, 2026
The Rise of the Airport Railway Station
For many years, airport railway stations were regarded as useful but secondary additions to airports — convenient for some passengers, but hardly central...
infoMay 22, 2026
Open access under pressure: Europe’s competitive rail model starts to fragment
Open access rail in Europe is frequently presented as a settled liberalisation success: new entrants operating alongside incumbents, greater fare competition, and increased...
infoMay 22, 2026
California’s Hydrogen Infrastructure Collapse Proves What We’ve Known All Along
Late on the night of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, California’s hydrogen mobility market ground to a sudden halt when an explosion tore through...
infoMay 1, 2026
Regional Rail in Crisis: How Metrolink’s governance holds back service, ridership, and growth
Originally published by Californians for Electric Rail on April 24, 2026 In the last installment of this series, we learned about how political choices by specific counties...
infoApril 28, 2026
Metrolink faces permanent cuts amid rolling stock troubles, budget deficit
Los Angeles’ Metro and Orange County’s OCTA are seeking to cut nearly $10 million from the Metrolink budget. Read more.
infoApril 28, 2026
Approval Deadline Set For Caltrain Railyards Mega-Project, San Francisco
The City of San Francisco has published a complete application notice for the plans to redevelop the 4th and King Station into a...
infoApril 28, 2026
Midtown Sacramento passenger train station approved for Central Valley service
Station construction near 19th and Q streets will begin early 2027, with a 2031 opening planned. Read more!
infoApril 28, 2026