September 22, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 21, 2022) Chicago’s CREATE Program will receive $70 million in federal funding for a $170 million project to modernize a 2-mile stretch of Union Pacific track on the city’s west side, the partners in the Chicago Region Environment...
September 13, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, National Negotiations 2019
(Source: Television station WUSA9, September 12, 2022) A possible nationwide freight train strike may impact thousands of commuters in the DC region. Freight railroad companies like CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern have until Friday to reach agreements with...
September 1, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 31, 2022) The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) and Amtrak announced yesterday that ridership on state-supported trains reached 110,256 passengers in July, a 28.9% increase from June’s level and a 19.8% increase...
September 1, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Federal Transit Administration press release, August 31, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit...
August 29, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Fredericksburg.com, August 28, 2022) The statewide rail plan is updated every four years, with 2018 being the last time the state published its long-range plan. Full story: Fredericksburg.com
August 25, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CNN, August 24, 2022) The future of environmentally friendly travel might just be here — and it’s Germany that’s leading the charge, with the first ever rail line to be entirely run on hydrogen-powered trains, starting from Wednesday. Full...
August 23, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Column by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FRA Administrator Amit Bose, August 20, 2022) America should always lead the way in technology and infrastructure — and that means Americans shouldn’t have to look abroad to see world-class passenger rail....
August 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 18, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation today awarded over $233 million to 11 projects in 8 states to improve and modernize vital intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the...
August 3, 2022 | Amtrak, Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 2, 2022) Amtrak construction crews begin work to reactivate five Gulf Coast stations, with a groundbreaking event in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Also, NJ Transit and federal and state officials break ground on new Portal North Bridge, and...
July 27, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 27, 2022) The Long Island Rail Road has scrapped a plan to develop battery-electric multiple-unit trainsets for use on its non-electrified lines, Newsday reports, after determining retrofitting of existing equipment is not feasible. Full...
