The light rail fleet is between 24 and 31 years old, ... The funding would help get a new fleet of modern light rail vehicles. MTA expects the grant award will be announced this spring, Mims said.

As a courtesy to riders, light rail service will be free until Jan. 2, 2024. ... The grant program would directly support the procurement of an entirely new fleet of modern light rail vehicles.

The planned upgrades will include fully accessible all-door boarding and improved safety features, making the system more ...

Shuttle bus service that had bridged the Light Rail stops since the service suspension will be discontinued, and, as a courtesy to riders, Light Rail service will be free until Jan. 2, 2024, the ...

the proposed replacement for each light rail car is a modern, low floor vehicle. IT WILL ALLOW FOR EASIER, MORE ACCESSIBLE BOARDING, MAKING THE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT.

The announcement is the latest in a series of steps forward for a mass transit line that had taken several steps back in ...

What has been missing from the city of Glendora for three-quarters of a century came back to this suburban town on Thursday, June 5. That is, a train station where passengers can board an electric, ...

But light-rail vehicles are pricey. RTD spent about $3 million per vehicle in a 2015 order. A transit agency in Seattle paid $4.2 million per vehicle in 2019.

I first encountered modern light rail when I lived in San Diego, where the San Diego Trolley debuted in 1981. At the time, it ran only from downtown to the Mexican border.