Todd DeFeo

Atlanta Streetcar in action

January 16, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Atlanta streetcar to open Dec. 30, reports suggest

December 24, 2014 Todd DeFeo

ATLANTA — The much-anticipated Atlanta streetcar is set to open on Tuesday, Dec. 30, according to a number of media reports. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed earlier this year said streetcars would operate by the end of the year. The project has been fraught with complications, and it looked for a spell as if the streetcars would be operational this year. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the streetcars will operate for free for the first three months. The cost to ride on the 2.7-mile system will increase to $1 after the free period, the newspaper reported.

Amtrak: U.S. Yet to Fully Embrace Passenger Rail

December 12, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The United States has yet to fully embrace passenger rail as a way to curb traffic despite rail’s success in other countries, an Amtrak official told a U.S. Senate subcommittee this week.

Amtrak covers 93 percent of operating costs in FY 2014

November 30, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s $227 million operating loss in Fiscal Year is the railroad’s lowest since 1973, the railroad said.

Amtrak sees ridership increase in FY 2014

November 11, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The number of people who took Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2014 increased 0.2 percent from a year earlier while ticket revenues increased 4 percent, the railroad said. “Amtrak is clearly selling a product that is very much in demand,” Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia said in a news release. “Achieving strong ridership and revenue despite the challenges with aging infrastructure and freight rail congestion demonstrates Amtrak’s commitment to improving its financial and operating performance, and is a credit to Amtrak’s management and staff. It is now time to leverage Amtrak’s successes in increasing ridership and improving performance by making much-needed

Amtrak experiences on time rate drop during first eight months of fiscal year

July 10, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s on-time performance has dropped during the first eight months of the fiscal year, according to an analysis of the railroad’s performance numbers.

Amtrak looking for next-generation high-speed trainsets

July 8, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak is looking to acquire new high-speed trainsets that will supplement and eventually replace its Acela Express in use on the Northeast Corridor (NEC).

MARTA Board approves Fiscal Year 2015 budget

June 15, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The MARTA Board of Directors has approved a Fiscal Year 2015 budget that includes $415.6 million for operations.

MARTA to run new Atlanta streetcar for first year

May 20, 2014 Todd DeFeo

MARTA, the regional transportation system, will oversee and operate the new Atlanta streetcar for the first year, and the city will assume operations afterwards.

London Tube strike cancelled

May 5, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The planned 72-hour tube strike has been canceled.