by SRTC Staff | Jan 12, 2015 | Uncategorized |
In the last year, there have been 22 collisions between cars and trains in Washington State. A new grant will pay for signs that should help to cut down on incidents like that in Spokane and Whitman counties. More than 40 potentially hazardous crossings will be fitted...
by SRTC Staff | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
A while back, I posted an article on how Amtrak trains have been regularly running late because they’re getting bumped from the tracks by an increase in other kinds of trains. Because Amtrak contracts with the railroads for rail space, they kind of have to take...
by SRTC Staff | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The Washington State Department of Transportation will seek the insights of farmers, rail-industry experts, regular citizens and anyone in between at planning workshops this fall on state-owned rail lines in an effort to improve the movement of goods...
by SRTC Staff | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
People under 30 are four times more likely to ride transit than people over 60, according to a national report from the TransitCenter organization. STA is hosting a telephone town hall meeting to take questions and comments about developing the central city line...
by SRTC Staff | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized |
A lot of people have been noticing the work being done on railroad tracks in the area and asking me what it’s about. Well, an article in the Spokesman-Review talks about the $235 million track upgrade that Burlington Northern Santa Fe is in the process of....
