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[ July 2, 2025 ] Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 1, 2025 ] Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August Amtrak
[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail

A MARTA bus operates in Atlanta, Georgia.

MARTA Board Approves NextGen Bus Network

June 18, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors formally approved the NextGen Bus Network, a strategic redesign of over 100 bus routes intended to deliver a smarter, faster, and better network to meet the evolving needs of the region.

MARTA Board Adopts Fiscal 2026 Operating Budget

June 14, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors has adopted its fiscal 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets.

MARTA Five Points Overhaul Set to Resume

May 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will resume the transformation project at Five Points Station with the detour of downtown bus routes this Saturday, May 17.

MARTA Hosts Public Hearings to Finalize Redesigned Bus Network

May 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Following an extensive public engagement period, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is hosting a series of public hearings May 12-17 to finalize the NextGen Bus Network, a strategic redesign of over 100 bus routes.

MARTA Five Points Transformation Project to Resume May 17

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will resume the transformation project at Five Points Station by detouring downtown bus routes on May 17 and closing customer services such as the RideStore, Lost & Found, and Reduced Fare office on June 6.

MARTA Reopens Indian Creek Station Bus Loop

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has reopened the bus loop at Indian Creek Station after a successful six-week station improvement project.

Economic Reality May Force Sound Transit to Revise its Financial Plan

May 7, 2025 The Center Square

Much of the funding for Sound Transit’s projects, including ST3, has come from federal grants. In the past seven years, it has secured a total of $3.8 billion, with $9 billion expected in future grants for ST3.

MARTA Announces Hearings for Proposed Fiscal 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets

May 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors will hold public hearings to deliberate on the proposed fiscal 2026 operating and capital budgets.

MARTA Holding Public Hearings to Finalize NextGen Bus Network

May 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is hosting a series of public hearings May 12-17, to finalize the NextGen Bus Network, a strategic redesign of more than 100 bus routes.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Amtrak, and NJ Transit leaders sit at a table during a meeting at Choose New Jersey.

Amtrak, NJ Transit Highlight Infrastructure and Equipment Improvements and Future Work

April 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and NJ Transit joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for a working summit ahead of the busy summer 2025 travel season in New Jersey and hoping to avoid another “Summer of Hell.”