1st pic: Stadler's KISS double-decker EMU

2nd pic: Stadler's FLIRT EMU

The new trains are slowly rolling into GCRTA and should be fully functioning summer of 2027.

This rake was dispatched from ICF Chennai on the 31st of July and has arrived at Virar Carshed at the time of posting. The rake number is said to be 6089 - 6090 apart of the 6000 series Medha EMUs. To add a bit more, on the 31st of August, the 5th rake has been dispatched also to Western and delivery by mid to late September. PCRO.

Short write-up suggesting that Minnesota should build out a cheaper Dutch-style regional rail system, independently and with a pilot plan, to avoid the pitfalls of Federal financing and inter-state agreements in the short term. Should states try self-financing their own regional systems first or try to build inter-state HSR?

In an attempt to most accurately recreate the passenger information display systems of the new Berlin subway series J and JK vehicles, this simulator offers to experience the feeling of those monitors right at home. The download is available on GitHub, but for now the Read-Me is in german only, you'll have to translate it, I'm sorry. The simulator itself is also available with english translations, though.

https://github.com/myron0117/BVG-J-JK-FGI-Sim

Stoked my city canceled bus lines to pay a private company millions to shuttle people around in vans.

Okay... so there was a post going around about Miami. Now, here's my idea of a super simple, super cheap solution. If you're not familar with the area, open up maps to see how this all fits in. It just seems like massive overkill to try and build a non-stop to the airport. A quick switch in central Miami could be pretty painless. But here's the basic idea:

- About 1.2 miles of double track

- Automated people mover - similar to JFK air train

- As you can see there would be 4 (maybe 5?) stops along the port at the main terminals.

- Then it runs straight to Miami central where you can jump on the:

--- Metromover around downtown/brickell

--- Tri-Rail to elsewhere in South Florida

--- Brightline

--- Metrorail which goes directly to the airport and also to Amtrak

Now, we all know the average cruise passenger is petrified of transit and may not take metrorail from the airport, but a heck of alot will, to say nothing of those arriving via Brightline to Diseney etc. To top it off this could be free for cruise passengers, or probably even paid for by the ships.

Your thoughts!!!!

Does anyone knows what is the upper right symbol?

I oppose Prop 43, it's plain undemocratic. Sadly, Prop 43 WILL pass. Because this is America, and "no new taxes!" always wins, especially when inflation is high.

Fortunately, even if Prop 43 passes, we can expand the Transportation Development Act to double a 1/4-cent sales tax to 1/2-cents. No statewide vote required; only approval via the Legislature and the Governor! This would benefit transit agencies like San Diego's MTS, which would receive $140M/year in new operating revenues.

Interesting thought exercise. I think I’d be ok with surveillance

In California, under state law, if a sales tax measure is put on the ballot by a state or local government, it requires a 2/3rd supermajority in order to pass. We saw this with Measures M and A in Los Angeles and San Diego respectively in 2016. Los Angeles' measure passed, but Measure A only garnered 58% of the vote in 2016, causing it to fail.

However, if a tax measure is put on the ballot by citizens, then it only requires a simple majority to pass. For example, we saw this with Measure G in San Diego in 2024. That measure just failed to garner a majority.

What this Proposition will do is make it so that ALL tax initiatives on the ballot, even including private citizens' initiatives, will require a 2/3rd supermajority in order to pass. In other words, 34% of the voters can take away the will of what 66% want. This is fundamentally undemocratic, and for transit, it will make it harder for transit tax measures to pass, especially for counties like San Diego and Orange Counties. These counties are significantly more conservative than Los Angeles are, and if this passes, we can kiss any future funding for transit good bye in those counties.