March 25, 2020 | News, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 23, 2020) CHICAGO — The following is a message to Rail Labor from John Bragg, Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board: The purpose of this notice is to update you on how COVID-19 is impacting operations at...
March 25, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Fresno Bee, March 24, 2020) FRESNO, Calif. — Amtrak services across the country, including the Amtrak San Joaquin trains that flow through the central San Joaquin Valley, are being curtailed as the passenger rail system faces sharply reduced ridership because...
March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WCVB, March 23, 2020) BOSTON — The MBTA announced additional service changes to take effect Wednesday in what the agency said was a continuing effort to protect the health and safety of the T’s customers and workforce, and to preserve...
March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Post, March 24, 2020) NEW YORK — The coronavirus is getting its claws into area transit law enforcement — with a second TSA agent at LaGuardia airport and an Amtrak cop at Penn Station both testing positive. Full story: New York...
March 25, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Fox 29 Philadelphia, March 24, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — A SEPTA employee that works at the headquarters building has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Tuesday night. Full story: www.fox29.com