Episode 65
Celebrating 200 years of rail
After hurdles and delays, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched congestion pricing on Sunday. Adding a $9 toll to motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street. It is expected to bring 80,000 fewer vehicles a day to the area, while also providing $15 billion to the MTA. As we ring in the new year, 2025 brings the 200th year of railways. Source: MTA
Last week, Amtrak joined over 50 railways and 200 locomotives around the world in the Railway 200 Whistle Up, where they sounded train horns and whistles to kick off the year long celebration. Source: Amtrak (via LinkedIn)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority is the first in the nation to retrofit all of its buses with new barriers that fully enclose and protect bus operators. According to the Federal Transit Administration, bus driver attacks have tripled across the U.S. Source: LA Metro
Transcript
Congestion pricing begins in Manhattan.
Speaker:2025 brings the 200th anniversary of railways and LA Metro protects bus
Speaker:operators with fully enclosed barriers.
Speaker:Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.
Speaker:After hurdles and delays, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Speaker:launched congestion pricing on Sunday.
Speaker:Adding a $9 toll to motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
Speaker:It is expected to bring 80,000 fewer vehicles a day to the area, while
Speaker:also providing $15 billion to the MTA.
Speaker:As we ring in the new year, 2025 brings the 200th year of railways.
Speaker:Last week, Amtrak joined over 50 railways and 200 locomotives around the world
Speaker:in the Railway 200 Whistle Up, where they sounded train horns and whistles
Speaker:to kick off the year long celebration.
Speaker:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority is the first in
Speaker:the nation to retrofit all of its buses with new barriers that fully
Speaker:enclose and protect bus operators.
Speaker:According to the Federal Transit Administration, bus driver attacks
Speaker:have tripled across the U.S.
Speaker:This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.
Speaker:I'm Julie Gates.
