DC Metro proposal would see 22 stations closed, rail service reduced as of January 2022
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority would could close 22 Metrorail stations, reduce rail service to 30-minute intervals on all routes, and shut down nightly at 9 p.m. instead of the current 11 p.m. under the rail component of a proposed budget now available for public comment. The proposal is part of a plan that would see DC Metrorail service maintained at current levels (approximately 80% of pre-pandemic service) for the first six months of fiscal 2022, with service cut to about 30% of pre-pandemic levels from January to June 2022. A public hearing is set for March 8, and a public survey on the plan is now available on line. More information is available online.
Virginia budget includes $83.5 million for Amtrak extension to New River Valley
The budget passed by Virginia legislators improves $83.5 million to extend Amtrak service to the New River Valley and the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, Va., area, and funds a study on further extension to Bristol, Va., the Bristol Herald-Courier reports. The funding figure is a compromise between the $50 million originally sought by the House of Delegates and $137 million proposed by the state Senate. Negotiations with Norfolk Southern on the service to the New River Valley are continuing.
BART capital funding removed from virus relief package
Funding for a Bay Area Rapid Transit extension that was to be part of the COVID-19 bill has been removed based on a ruling by the House parliamentarian, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN. KPIX-TV reports the $1.4 billion for transit capital projects would have helped fund a BART extension from San Jose to Santa Clara. The parliamentarian ruled that funding could not be included under the reconciliation rules being used to advance the bill because it funded a pilot program. Also removed was $1.5 million for a bridge project in New York state.
Agree. Horrible website redesign. Liked being able to go back days if I missed some time looking. If they ‘limit’ subscribers, hate to think what they think of non-subscribers. Sadly, I just re-upped for three years.
Note to TRAINS: Pull your head out of your anal orifice (if you can find it w/both hands) & go back to the old design
Man if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Looks like y’all at Trains magazine would have asked your customers if we thought there was an update needed. This ain’t good!
Just checking to see if the comment section works. 😉
You are a funny man, sir.
Until this revamp it had stopped working for me for months.
I had been unable to post despite being logged in and it became clear that wasn’t limited to me.
Not impressed
Pity that Judiciary Sq. is on the hit list. I boarded my first Metro train there way back in the summer of 1979, and IIRC the groundbreaking for the first Metro segment took place there ten years before.
The number of views remaining text has disappeared on my desktop computer. Perhaps it has been fixed. Expect a few hiccups with a new design.
BART capital funding needs separate legislation; it doesn’t belong in the relief bill.
While I’m not quite as negative as the others on the new website (I think glitches like not being able to scroll back once you enter a comment are fixable for instance), there are some improvements.
Like accepting my comments again and allowing para breaks and even replies to a comment.
BUT as a paid subscriber a limit on reading NewsWire posts really needs to be reconsidered seriously. It erodes the subscriber benefit, and you can’t assume everyone will find value in the Trains.com paid subscription.
For example I don’t rule it out, but I haven’t seen anything compelling to me that I might get out of it.
Well surprise, surprise, surprise, I can now post on Newswire, but I still don’t care for the new format.
I don’t think much of the new website either. It will be interesting if my comment shows up because I have not been able to post on the old site for months.
I think stunningly bad is an apt description. I am a paid subscriber to the magazine and if I’m cut out of this website I’m likely to not renew my subscription.
This is a stunningly bad “new” website. It’s just unbelievable that Trains mag executives think this is an improvement. I’m flabbergasted.
And I see this counter at the top…”you have 5 views remaining.” What? I’m a paid subscriber, for years, never saw this before. Now you are going to limit your paid subscribers access to this site? unless we pay…more? Surely this must be some error. Hope you fix it quickly.
You have to sign into your account again, and as a subscriber your banner should go away. At least it did for me.
This is an improvement?
I don’t like the websites it sucks Now, Bring back the old website Now.
the website was a great benefit of being a model railroader and trains subscriber for over 50 years. I thing I will Just let my subscriptions expire. RMC is now a better magazine than Model railroader anyway and it is cheaper!!!