December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television station KARE 11, December 5, 2018) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, Minnesota is hosting its first statewide rail conference. The spotlight is on the freight rail, but there was a groundbreaking ceremony for a Minneapolis-Eden Prairie light rail just last...
December 5, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Herald-Dispatch column by Bob Withers, December 5, 2018) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Imagine my euphoria at 10:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 1992, before we had moved a single coach-length out of the old Mount Street Yard in Columbus, Ohio. “I can now say I have...
December 5, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 29, 2018) NEW YORK — The Gateway Project to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York has been mired in political controversy for years, going back to its first iteration, the ARC (Access to the...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, December 5, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A new system designed to make train travel safer after a string of crashes is being delayed again as railroads across the country — including the Bay Area’s Caltrain — ask for extensions of up...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, December 4, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH train officials say that the work has been complete on the rail line’s positive train control safety system. The Federal Railroad Administration certified the work Tuesday, making PATH one of the first...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, December 4, 2018) NEW YORK — A Metro-North employee who was injured when a car exploded in a train yard parking lot in October has died, according to the Metro-North. Full story: www.lohud.com
December 4, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Post and Courier, December 1, 2018) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Some railroad enthusiasts this week will commemorate a bittersweet milestone that marked a turning point for a bygone era of the travel industry. Full story: The Post and...
November 28, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Boston, November 27, 2018) WALTHAM, Mass. — An MBTA commuter rail train derailed near the Belmont-Waltham line Tuesday morning. Fitchburg line train 404 left Wachusett around 6:20 a.m. and then partially slipped off the tracks near Waverly Square around 8...
November 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC News, November 26, 2018) NEW YORK — A driver’s GPS apparently steered her wrong, leading her to drive on railroad tracks in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, on the night before Thanksgiving, police said in a Facebook post. Full story: NBC...
November 26, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Gazette, November 22, 2018) SCHENECTADY, N.J. — It may not be as grand as Schenectady’s old Union Station, but for the first time in a half century the city has a railroad depot it can be proud of. Full story: Daily Gazette
