May 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Cincinnati Enquirer, May 21, 2020) CINCINNATI, Ohio — Amtrak will bring back staff to Cincinnati Union Terminal. The national passenger train operator shut its ticket office in May 2018, according to transportation advocacy group All Aboard Ohio. Full story:...
May 22, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.pennlive.com, May 21, 2020) HARRISBURG, Pa. — As parts of Pennsylvania begin to re-open under Governor Tom Wolf’s color-coded plan, so too are some branches of mass transit – but not without precautions. Full story:...
May 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, May 20, 2020) NEW YORK — The presidents of MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and MTA Metro-North Railroad have announced that Positive Train Control (PTC) has been activated on the majority of their tracks, and both railroads remain on pace to...
May 22, 2020 | CP, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 21, 2020) CHICAGO — Illinois Tollway officials on Thursday announced separate agreements with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million that mark “the next major step forward” in the construction of Interstate...
