The nation’s largest model train shows announced cancellations this week, some for dates as far away as early 2021. World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour and Trainfest, which account for about five of the most widely attended model railroad shows each fall and winter, canceled upcoming …
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A survey of Denver-area residents leads RTD to take extra precautions to ensure riders feel comfortable using their surveys. See the Story
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced that the CARES Act is providing $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to covid-19. Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security …
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The NMRA Gateway 2020 national convention is the latest model railroad event to be stopped in its tracks because of the new coronavirus. One of the largest annual model railroad meets in the U.S., slated for July in St. Louis, MO, was canceled after local …
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APTA leader says public transit agencies need immediate help WASHINGTON – The public transportation industry is urging Congress to immediately provide $16 billion in direct emergency funding to public transit agencies to offset costs and revenue losses caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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This story was last updated April 7, 2020 By TIM BLACKWELL/Cowcatcher Magazine Plans are in place for the nation’s railroad community to keep trains moving as the U.S. continues its fight with COVID-19. Operations are ongoing, although the industry and others have been forced to …
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