Tag: Light rail

Maryland transit teams up with Zipcar for car-sharing

Maryland light-rail riders can now reserve Zipcars at eight stations. The Maryland Transit Administration has entered an agreement with the car-share program to provide 15 Zipcars at eight Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink and MARC Train stations. MTA says the Zipcars will help reduce reliance on personal vehicles, ease traffic congestion and reduce pollution. “Car sharing […]

January 25, 2018

Nashville mayor disputes TV station’s investigative report on transit plan costs

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s proposed transit plan could cost nearly twice as much as the public had initially been told, WSMV-TV reports. But following the television report, the mayor’s office was quick to dismiss that contention in a response provided to Equipment World. The estimated cost could be nearly $9 billion, according to the station’s […]

January 22, 2018

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Maryland light rail projects expected to create 7,000 construction jobs

Two Baltimore light rail projects are expected to create nearly 7,000 construction jobs in the area and state officials are rushing to prepare the state’s workforce. The Baltimore Purple and Red Line light rail systems, estimated to cost $2.15 billion and $2.5 billion respectively, will create jobs for "equipment operators, electricians, cement and brickmasons, carpenters […]

March 18, 2013

Long-awaited light rail debuts in Phoenix

After almost five years of construction, a brand new urban light rail system linking Phoenix with Tempe, Arizona was was opened to the public December 27. By all accounts the new trains attracted throngs of enthusiastic riders. The rail line spans 20 miles and cost $1.4 billion to build, but Tempe officials say the additional construction and […]

January 15, 2010

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