May 23, 2023 | Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 18, 2023) TORONTO — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Alstom today reached a tentative agreement affecting over 850 workers who operate Toronto’s commuter trains. Union members will begin...
May 23, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 22, 2023) Amtrak and NC by Train plan to add a daily roundtrip on the Piedmont passenger-rail service between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, beginning July 10. Full story: Progressive Railroading
May 22, 2023 | Commuter Rail, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, May 22, 2023) Chicago area commuter operator Metra has joined the chorus of opposition against the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and its approval of the Canadian Pacific – Kansas City Southern merger earlier this spring....
May 11, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: KYW News Radio, May 10, 2023) Regional Rail engineers say SEPTA has little incentive to hire more engineers because, for years, managers have been earning stipends by filling the shifts of engineers who have left for other jobs. That’s why members of the...
May 11, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 10, 2023) BLET locomotive engineers took action on May 10 to express their anger and frustration at NJ Transit’s foot-dragging in contract negotiations as well as the agency’s plans to spend significant money to lease new, upscale office...
May 9, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: WBUR, May 9, 2023) Members of the Joint House Committee on Transportation met on Monday to hear proposals for several bills geared toward improving or changing the way people in the state get around. Among the bills reviewed was a proposal to create a new...
May 8, 2023 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 8, 2023) Six rail transit systems will receive more than $700 million in grants to replace aging railcars under grants announced Friday by the Federal Transit Administration as part of the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. Full story:...
May 4, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, May 2, 2023) The construction of New York City’s new $16.1 billion rail tunnel took a major step forward Tuesday when the commission overseeing the project awarded a contract that preserves a key right-of-way. Full story:...
May 4, 2023 | Commuter Rail, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2023) Ridership rose to 11.3 million in the quarter, 59% of ridership recorded in Q1 2019, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials said in a press release. Full story: Progressive...
May 3, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 2023) The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has for years been trying to win higher wages for SEPTA Regional Rail engineers, which are the lowest on U.S. passenger railroad systems. Another demand: that SEPTA hire...
