Celebrating 200 years of rail

Transit Unplugged Weekly News Minute with Julie Gates

 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