Indiana, famously prevented Indianapolis from even considering a light rail line, and defunded the Chicago to Indianapolis daily route, has a new rail line, AND it's electrified! It's for a suburb of Chicago, but still! A win is a win. Just wish more states would prioritize electrified commuter rail over diesel.
The TRE is leasing some former Northstar rolling stock from Metro Transit (of Minnesota) to help with World Cup demand.
Photo from Trinity Metro’s Twitter: https://xcancel.com/TrinityMetro/status/2040139545274913169
Seen here is the DC Metro at Eastern Market Station.
Most Russian cities with such a population don't even have proper buses, only minibuses and/or small, terrible buses, mostly commercial (marshrutkas). But this сity has good buses too. Generally, public transportation in Kuzbass is simply incomparably better than in other regions of Russia.
The tram system in Volchansk, the smallest city in the world with its own tram system, is closed for renovation, and it's unclear when, or if, it will resume operation. Trams in Cheryomushki are service transport for hydroelectric power station workers, not public transport.
Probably one of the lesser discussed TOD success stories in the US as vacant industrial land in RiNo has been rapidly replaced by a cluster of mid-rise towers since the station opened in 2016.
The block with the under construction tower alone is expected to have two more projects break ground soon along with about five others in the immediate station area either underway or expected to start soon.
Gadigal is one of the downtown stations on Sydney's new Metro line, and opened in 2024. It's very deep underground, meaning its two entrances are massive spaces to house the long escalators. The two entrances were built as a public-private-partnerships, incorporated into new skyscrapers above.
Direct passenger rail services between Bulgaria and Ukraine, operating via Romania, are set to begin in June after the three countries reached an agreement on the key parameters of the route during a working meeting in Ruse.
The initiative was also discussed earlier in the week in Kyiv, where Transport Minister Korman Ismailov held talks with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba. The discussions focused on improving regional transport connectivity and establishing a functional passenger link between the three countries.
According to the plan, the service will initially operate as a seasonal connection during June, July and August. Trains are expected to run daily in both directions along the Kyiv - Bucharest - Ruse - Varna route.
Performance and demand for the service will be monitored over the three-month period. If the results are positive, the rail connection could be extended into a year-round service in the future.
Forgive the window dots, this was hastily taken from the TRE Link to DFW Airport. (All Hail the Gillig Bar)
Brand new cars, WiFi on board (didn’t work for me), a history of construction at the McGill station platform, and sponsoring the Transit app (Montreal based) as an official form of navigation. 10/10!
The Yokohama City Transportation Bureau’s last new trams were six streamlined Type 1600 cars built at the bureau’s own Takigashira Depot in 1957. They operated until 1970, two years before the whole tramway closed in a period where several other Japanese cities like Nagoya, Kobe, and Kyoto also closed their tramways. Only car 1601 is preserved, and was displayed as a Route 9 tram for Honmoku-1-chōme when I visited the Yokohama Tram Museum in December 2024.
My idea for a Montreal EXO Fantasy Expansion
Routes:
R1 - Rigaud<>Mascouche (via Candiac Loop) (2tph)
R2 - Vaudreuil<>Saint-Hyacinthe (3tph)
R3 - Valleyfield<>Saint-Jerome (via Candiac Loop) (2tph)
R4 - Saint-Jean<>Saint-Hyacinthe (2tph)
R5 - Valleyfield<>Mascouche (via Candiac Loop) (2tph)
R6 - Candiac Loop Line (2tph)
R7 - Montreal-Trudeau Airport<>Lucien-L'Allier (3tph) (Airport Express)
TPH in the segment above signifies the amount of departures from one of the Central Stations an hour.
All of these lines will be electrified to 25kv60hz, grade separated, and double/quad tracked.
So I don’t live in Memphis Tennessee, but I think Memphis is a good place to have transit. I know everybody’s skips over it for Nashville, but I really think it’s a good contender. I really would like to see what it looks like if they had that and I also wanna know what everybody thinks about Memphis having transit and subway systems.
