December 7, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Contract Agreement, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 7 — Today, members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) by an 84.97% supermajority. The new 4-year agreement governs rates of...
November 29, 2022 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 29, 2022) The Federal Railroad Administration will grant a waiver allowing the Long Island Rail Road to open its route to the new Grand Central Madison terminal without installation of equipment to prevent Amtrak trains from...
November 17, 2022 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, November 17, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 19 awards totaling approximately $13.1 million from President Biden’s...
November 16, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release (PDF), November 16, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor, a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. This...
November 14, 2022 | Commuter Rail, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 14 — Ballots are being mailed today, November 14, to eligible members regarding BLET’s tentative agreement with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce announced. Online voting will be conducted by...
November 3, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, November 1, 2022) Phillies fans attending World Series Games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia fans can get a free Broad Street Line ride home. SEPTA says Penn Medicine and Miller Lite sponsored free rides home from NRG Station for Tuesday and...
October 27, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, October 25, 2022) A $380 million railroad project on the South Side is expected to eliminate one of the most congested rail chokepoints in the Chicago area. Full story: Chicago Sun-Times
October 19, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 18, 2022) The factory and 800-yard test track will be built on a 41-acre site in Washington County. When the plant is completed in first-quarter 2024, employees will begin work on the plant’s first order: 256 new...
October 17, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, October 13, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Oct. 1 established the Office of Passenger Rail, responsible for investigating and analyzing issues regarding Amtrak on-time performance (OTP). Full story: Railway Age
October 5, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of New York Governor Hochul, October 3, 2022) Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated completion of the Long Island Rail Road’s historic Third Track project on time and under budget. The new 9.8-mile track runs from Floral...
