February 1, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 31, 2023) President Joe Biden today announced the award of $1.2 billion in grants from the new National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega) for nine projects across the country, including one to fund preparations...
February 1, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station WPTV, January 31, 2023) Drivers in Palm Beach County could experience some travel delays in February as Brightline continues working on expanding its service to central Florida this year. The company announced it will begin testing trains...
January 31, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Jersey Transit press release, January 29, 2023) January 1, 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of NJ Transit assuming control and management of the operations of New Jersey’s commuter rail network, previously operated by Conrail under contract to NJ Transit...
January 31, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(Source: CNN, January 30, 2023) Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation’s busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the federal infrastructure funding package that President Joe Biden signed into law in the fall of 2021. The president is...
January 27, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
Source: Gothamist, January 25, 2023) New York’s long-delayed plan to bring Long Island Rail Road trains to Grand Central Terminal was finally realized on Wednesday, capping a project that’s as old as the MTA itself. Full story: Gothamist
January 19, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 16, 2023) The Massachusetts factory where China’s CRRC is building rapid-transit cars for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is a “toxic environment” where equipment is advanced on the assembly line despite missing parts...
January 17, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 16, 2023) The Northern Tier passenger-rail network project, which would connect North Adams to Greenfield and Boston, Massachusetts, will cost more than $1 billion. Full story: Progressive Railroading
January 17, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Forbes, January 14, 2023) Alstom, which makes passenger trains including Amtrak’s next-generation Acela units and rail signaling equipment, says it’s rolling out more advanced digital circuits and sensors in North America and other global markets that tap...
January 11, 2023 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: NBC Chicago, January 10, 2023) Metra has officially announced the initial rollout of a new train tracking system that will allow commuters to get up-to-date departure times, real-time mapping of trains and the ability to plan out trips within the system. The...
January 3, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, January 1, 2023) In April 2020, two months after the first reported case of the coronavirus in the U.S., the future of the Sounder commuter rail line looked bright. Ridership between Seattle and the South Sound would continue to grow in the...
