WASHINGTON — Officials with Metro and Virginia Railway Express say ridership on subway and commuter trains appears to be back to normal now that the federal government is open. Metrorail experienced about a 20 percent drop in ridership during the ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro says train ridership was nearly 5 percent below the agency’s expectations in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The Washington Examiner reports that track work and service changes appear to be pushing riders to other modes ...

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The Maryland Transit Administration logged its highest-ever monthly ridership last month, a rise in step with figures that show high gas prices have increased mass transit ridership nationwide. The MTA clocked almost 415,000 riders in February, breaking its record of ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro General Manager Richard Sarles says the transit agency’s budget deficit is expected to be $6 million less than originally projected. The amount was originally projected to be $72 million, but it is now forecast at $66 million. ...

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CUMBERLAND — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is reporting a 22 percent ridership increase last year. The Cumberland Times-News reported Tuesday that the numbers were included in the railroad’s recent budget request to the Allegany County Commissioners. Superintendent Frank Fowler ...

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WASHINGTON  — Fewer people are riding Metrobuses. That’s according to data from the first two months of the fiscal year. Metro data shows ridership dropped 9 percent below last year’s total for the same period. Bus riders took nearly 124 ...

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