Yesterday, APTA sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate THUD Appropriations Subcommittees, urging them to fully fund public transportation and passenger rail at the authorized levels of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for FY26 >

.@GDRTA Shines on Global Stage During @NATO Spring Assembly in Ohio >

Cooperation is driving the successes of California transportation providers. Development partnerships are interconnecting cities and systems, and joint advocacy is helping agencies to pilot innovations in safety, efficiency, and operations. #APTArail25.

RT @mtamaryland: ICYMI: MTA was awarded the 2025 Rail Safety Gold Award by the American Public Transportation Association (@APTA_info) for….

Ready to go beyond the conference room? #APTAtech25 includes behind-the-scenes tours of @IRideMDT's most innovative #transit facilities—from electric BRT to rail yards to the award-winning Underline. Space is limited—secure your spot now!.🔗

“We’re at a sea change when it comes to ferry technology,” said Seamus Murphy, director of @SFBayFerry, which boasts the cleanest fleet in the US from an emissions standpoint and has ambitions to be the first fossil-free operator there, reports @nytimes.

. by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”.

Happy American Independence Day! We hope you and your loved ones have a special day together as we celebrate the Declaration of Independence’s ideals that unite us all. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed.

+ Phillip Eng, General Manager/CEO, @MBTA . David L. Adams, Senior Manager – Traffic Operations Division, @PennDOTNews. Basem Muallem, Statewide Regional Director, @cahsra . See the #APTArail25 program > (4/4).

Speakers included:. Paul Skoutelas, President and CEO, APTA. Nadine Lee, President & CEO, @dartmedia . Timothy Lindholm, Chief Program Management Officer, @metrolosangeles . Dow Constantine, CEO, @SoundTransit .(3/4).

To reduce the number of years to implement transit projects, attendees learned from the experiences of those who have found ways to expedite project delivery. The session included techniques and strategies utilized to advance projects and accelerate timelines. (2/4).

Today's Rail Conference closing session was about project acceleration success stories. While transit agencies strive to have all projects implemented as expeditiously as they can, challenges inevitably arise in the delivery of most projects. (1/4)🧵 #APTArail25

+ Michelle Bouchard, CEO, @Caltrain. Julie Kirschbaum, Director of Transportation, @SFMTA_Muni. Henry Li, General Manager/CEO,@RideSacRT . Robert Powers, General Manager, @SFBART. Michael Pimentel, Executive Director, @CalTransit. #APTArail25 program>

Last night's APTA Rail Conference general session in San Francisco brought together key leaders from Northern California's public transportation agencies to discuss the region's evolving mobility landscape and California as a laboratory for innovation.

RT @MBTA: The Blue Line wire car is one of our specialized vehicles that cares for our infrastructure. Every day, the wire car and its crew….

APTA's Rail Conference @flickr album already has great photos from the first half of #APTArail25! We'll keep adding more and you can see them here >

Certificate of Merit Winner (Rail Security). @MTA Metro-North, New York, NY – Commuter Rail. @CTDOTOfficial, Newington, CT – Commuter/Intercity Rail. Gold Winner (Rail Emergency Management). @MetroNorth, New York, NY – Commuter Rail. #APTArail25.

Gold Winners (Rail Security). @LIRR, New York, NY – Commuter Rail. @trimet, Portland, OR – Light Rail/Streetcar. @wmata, Washington, D.C. – Heavy Rail.

Certificate of Merit Winners (Rail Safety). @MetroNorth, New York, NY – Commuter Rail. @LIRR, New York, NY – Commuter Rail. @VTA, Santa Clara, CA – Light Rail/Streetcar.

Gold Winners (Rail Safety). @mtamaryland, Baltimore, MD – Light Rail/Streetcar. @MTA New York City Transit , New York, NY – Heavy Rail. @Caltrain, San Carlos, CA – Commuter Rail.