July 18, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, July 17, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit officials approved spending another $24 million to get a federally mandated train safety system installed by a Dec. 31 deadline. Full story: www.nj.com
July 18, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 17, 2018) NEW YORK — No. 901, the first of 15 Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotives delivered to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), made its inaugural run in revenue service on July 11. The engineer’s cab and amenities...
July 10, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Larry Willis, July 3, 2018. Larry Willis is president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak, America’s national passenger rail service, was created to do what freight railroads could not:...
July 3, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — Railroads across the country are struggling to install the train safety system Positive Train Control in time to meet a congressionally mandated deadline at the end of this year. One of the few that stands...
June 28, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, June 27, 2018) NEW YORK — Commuters should not be concerned by heightened security at several train stations this morning. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services is conducting emergency safety and...
June 27, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Curbed Chicago, June 26, 2018) CHICAGO — Chicago’s landmarked Union Station is poised to receive a glassy, seven-story vertical addition as part of an ambitious multiphase redevelopment of the historic train depot and adjacent Amtrak-owned property. Full...
June 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Meriden Record-Journal, June 26, 2018) MERIDEN, Conn. — CTrail’s Hartford Line ridership exceeded 10,000 in its first full week of regular operations, double what the line previously serviced via Amtrak, according to state officials. Full story:...
June 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NBC New York, June 26, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit will not meet the December 31 deadline to have a crucial safety system known as Positive Train Control up and running, Executive Director Kevin Corbett told News 4 New York on Tuesday. Instead, the...
June 15, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, June 14, 2018) HARTFORD, Conn. — When city leaders made a sweeping pitch to executives at Infosys, the India-based technology and consulting giant, they used Hartford’s new commuter rail line as a key selling point to lure the company. Full...
June 15, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Metro Magazine opinion column by James Blue, June 6, 2018) NEW YORK — The recent release of a report recommending restructuring and expansion of the New York region’s three commuter rail networks has lessons for the industry that go far beyond commuter rail...
