September 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Ventura County Star, September 6, 2018) CAMARILLO, Calif. — Silver linings were the last thing on Claudia Souser’s mind that tragic day 10 years ago when a Metrolink commuter train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth,...
September 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, September 5, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy pulled no punches when he warned commuters that NJ Transit’s problems with canceled trains will continue into next year. Full story: www.nj.com
September 4, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 31, 2018) NEW YORK — Amtrak train service that had been diverted to Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal over the summer will return to New York Penn Station after the holiday weekend. Full story:...
September 4, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, September 2, 2018) NEW YORK — The chairman of Amtrak spent Friday morning explaining why commuting through Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan should be smoother after Labor Day. Then, New Jersey Transit appeared to be spending the rest of the...
August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Worcester Telegram, August 30, 2018) WORCESTER, Mass. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $20 million transportation grant to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to install Positive Train Control (PTC) technology across all...
August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 29, 2018) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week issued $88 million in transit security grants aimed at protecting transit agencies from acts of terrorism and boosting the resilience of transit infrastructure....
August 29, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: WTOP, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A long-awaited new safety measure is set to roll out on local commuter railroads by the end of the year — meeting a federal deadline — but it is not yet in place on MARC or VRE. Full story:...
August 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Jersey 101.5, August 23, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — As the quality of NJ Transit has gone down, the frustration of riders has gone up – and with it, alarm among train conductors about assaults of workers by angry commuters. In addition to a law ending a...
August 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 23, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit remains at risk of missing an end-of-the year deadline to install a critical rail safety system, federal authorities said Thursday. NJ Transit is one of nine railroads nationwide in danger of...
August 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 22, 2018) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a nearly $30 million grant to the Rio Metro Regional Transit District for the implementation of positive train control (PTC) on the New Mexico Rail Runner...
