NoVaTransit Headlines November 17, 2025

Monday, November 17, 2025

Metro

Washingtonian

Inside the huge new factory that will build DC’s Metro trains
The Hagerstown facility has dog robots and other cool tech.

Greater Greater Washington

Opinion: Metrorail’s signaling system is showing its age. Here’s why it needs a new one
If you’ve ever sat on a stalled Metro train wondering why, the answer might lie deep inside a room filled with decades-old wires and equipment that never stops running.

WUSA

Metro rail romance
A DC couple made the Metro an integral part of their romance — and their wedding.

Regional / State

ARLnow

Sen. Ebbin to prioritize transit funding in upcoming legislative session
State Sen. Adam Ebbin has promised Arlington leaders that he will push to bring home more transit funding from the 2026 General Assembly session.

National / International

Metro Magazine

Shutdown ends, fiscal pressures continue for transit sector

Funding for major programs, such as those for public transit agencies under the Federal Transit Administration are largely unaffected on a day-to-day basis.

SmartCitiesDive

San Francisco commuter railroads face fiscal cliff in 2027
A November 2026 ballot measure would tax San Francisco and five Bay Area counties to help Caltrain and Bay Area Rapid Transit close their budget gaps.

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