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A similar train derailment in Georgia. Photo: Paul Brennan, CC

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Safety advocates are demanding action following an Amtrak derailment that could have been prevented if policymakers had funded the basic infrastructure and policy changes that safety hawks have been recommending for decades.

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

By Jeff Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of Tampa's transit system, moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson of RTD in Denver, and Peter Rogoff of Sound Transit in Seattle. Johnson and Rogoff discuss progress in their regions and the effects of the pandemic.

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Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Trains

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Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

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