August 22, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, August 20, 2018) NEW YORK — Don’t expect the headaches caused by positive train control to subside once Metro-North is finished installing the life-saving safety system. According to other railroads further along in...
August 22, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 16, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy wants to waive residency requirements at NJ Transit, so the agency can hire out-of-state residents to fill jobs and to stem the time of canceled trains. Full story:...
August 21, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, August 20, 2018) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — After a night of frustration, trains are finally on track for Amtrak and SEPTA. A junkyard fire in Frankford Sunday night suspended service, stranding many riders. Full story: CBS...
August 21, 2018 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, August 20, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra trains were delayed Monday evening at Union Station due to a mechanical failure. Trains on the BNSF and SouthWest Service were moving again but delayed about 6 p.m. due to “an earlier mechanical failure that...
August 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2018) Despite facing technical and financial constraints, the commuter-rail industry is making “substantial progress” toward installing and implementing positive train control (PTC), American Public...
August 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS New York, August 21, 2018) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Expect some closures and service disruptions over the next month on the Long Island Rail Road between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, all due to an intense push to finish a key track project. For the first time...
August 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2018) ROCHELLE, Ill. — A railcar manufacturing plant in northern Illinois is set to close as the factory building goes up for auction. Nippon Sharyo announced Thursday that it would be closing its Rochelle plant at the end of this...
August 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, August 19, 2018) NEW YORK — Just seven months into his first term, New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy is already resorting to emergency measures to try to fix New Jersey Transit, the state agency that has been failing to keep its trains running...
August 10, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 9, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy admitted he underestimated the extent of NJ Transit’s problems and promised Thursday to put commuters “on a pedestal.” Full story: www.nj.com
August 9, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: North Jersey Record, August 8, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit riders, transit advocates and elected officials unloaded their fury on the agency’s senior management Wednesday amid a summertime service meltdown. Full story:...
