October 22, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 19, 2018) The California Transportation Commission (CTC) yesterday allocated $91.2 million to Metrolink to advance projects aimed at boosting rail safety and service ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Full story:...
October 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: North Jersey Record, October 18, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit’s legal troubles from the 2016 Hoboken Terminal train crash are mounting. Full story: www.northjersey.com
October 18, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Pioneer Press, October 17, 2018) CHICAGO — The Lake Forest City Council approved spending at least $100,000 to increase afternoon rail service on Metra’s Milwaukee District North line, hoping the move draws people from Chicago to come work in the north...
October 18, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, October 18, 2018) NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hoping video images of the decaying, century-old rail tunnel under the Hudson River will help resolve a funding impasse with President Donald Trump’s administration that has...
October 18, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, October 18, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey Transit safety project that’s strangling train service to Manhattan was slowed by years of agency foot-dragging while staff warned of soaring costs and a “negative public reputation,” according to...
October 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 16, 2018) Metra yesterday released a proposed revision of its Rock Island Line schedule to accommodate service changes related to positive train control (PTC) implementation. Full story: Progressive...
October 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: New Jersey 101.5, October 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s scramble to meet a year-end deadline to install a mandatory safety system called positive train control has drawn the attention of Congress. Full story: www.nj1015.com
October 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.northjersey.com, October 12, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Murphy administration is set to defend the very hiring practices at NJ Transit it faulted in its recently released audit of the agency, according to court documents. Full story:...
October 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO — Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area’s transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a...
October 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 11, 2018) Metra’s 2019 budget proposals came with a stark warning about the railroad’s continued deterioration and budget shortfalls. Full story: Progressive Railroading
