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Tag: train

Houston Matters

Monday’s Show: Eliminating Fares On Houston Buses And Trains, And Your Pet Peeves (Jan. 6, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 6, 2020 · On Monday's Houston Matters: Could METRO eliminate fares on its trains and buses? Plus your pet peeves. And an update on Houston sports.

Tags Buffalo Bills bus bus fares Gail Delaughter metro NFL Playoffs pet peeves public transit public transportation sports texans train

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2970: The Ever Changing Train

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on October 1, 2019 · Episode: 2970 The ever changing train: Cars and crew. Today, a story of change.

Tags boxcar caboose coal car Positive Train Control train train brakeman train conductor train engineer train fireman

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2860: The Cascade Tunnel

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on February 12, 2019 · Episode: 2860 Navigating the Cascade Tunnel. Today, the tale of a tunnel.

Tags avalanche Cascade Tunnel Great Northern Railway train tunnel

Transportation

Students Can Ride For Free This Summer On Metro’s Buses And Trains

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 15, 2018 · Fares are being waived for students in kindergarten through college

Tags bus free stuff houston metro Metropolitan Transit Authority students summer train transit

News

Texas Train Derailment Knocks Out Power, Hampers Travel

Associated Press

Posted on May 2, 2018 · Authorities say it could take most of the day, if not longer, to clear the cars

Tags derailment Fort Worth texas train

Transportation

Metro Works To Educate Drivers On How Not To Get Hit By A Train

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 27, 2018 · The transit agency says over half of the collisions along the light rail line are caused by vehicles running red lights and making improper left turns.

Tags light rail Metropolitan Transit Authority safety Texas A&M Transportation Institute Texas Medical Center train

News

Opinions Vary On Possible Dallas-Houston Bullet Train

Associated Press

Posted on February 19, 2018 · Supporters call the project an honest attempt at taking Texas' size and shrinking it so the metro regions will prosper

Tags bullet train dallas houston train

Houston Matters

UPDATE: Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Strikes Trash Truck; 1 Killed

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 31, 2018 · An Amtrak passenger train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Va

Tags Amtrak collision congress gop train truck

News

18 Killed, About 260 Injured In South Africa Train Crash

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, AP

Posted on January 4, 2018 · Officials said the truck driver allegedly tried to cross the tracks just ahead of the oncoming train, trapping some passengers in carriages

Tags South Africa train train crash

News

Amid Texas Transportation Battles, Toll Lanes Scrapped While Bullet Train Survived

Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2017 · Texans successfully fought back against tolled highway projects in 2017. Meanwhile, motorists are now forbidden to text while driving and ride-hailing companies emerged from the legislative session with a major victory

Tags high-speed train highway projects Texas transportation toll lanes train

News

UPDATE: Train’s Emergency Brake Automatically Activated

Associated Press

Posted on December 19, 2017 · The train was making the inaugural run on the new route as part of a $180.7 million project designed to speed up service

Tags Amtrak derailment train

Transportation

Federal Agency Is About To Take More Public Comment On Houston-To-Dallas High-Speed Rail

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 18, 2017 · A study has now identified the train's proposed route. Some area residents say they’re anxious to make their voices heard

Tags bullet train Federal Railroad Administration grimes county high speed rail train

News

UPDATE: Authorities: Three Confirmed Deaths In Amtrak Train Derailment

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 18, 2017 · The high-speed train was carrying 77 passengers and seven crew members when it derailed in Washington state. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the incident and has sent a team to the site

Tags Amtrak derailed train

Transportation

Metro Wants To Make Its Light Rail Trains More Visible

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 27, 2017 · Houston's transit agency is giving its light rail trains a paint job. They're getting a big splash of color so you’ll see them coming.

Tags light rail Metropolitan Transit Authority safety train visibility

Transportation

What Houstonians Want To See In A Regional Transit System

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 13, 2017 · Metro is looking for ways to expand to the suburbs. The agency is currently getting input from the public on how to do it.

Tags bus rapid transit commuter rail Metropolitan Transit Authority train transit

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