June 4, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May31, 2018) Positive train control (PTC) technology is in the testing phase, in revenue service demonstration or fully operational on 30 percent of the 3,339 miles of commuter rail in the United States, the American Public...
June 4, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.northjersey.com, June 2, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Officially, NJ Transit rail passengers will endure six months of modified schedules starting next week because of work on a required safety system the agency needs to complete by December. There may be...
June 1, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains, May 31, 2018) CHICAGO — Union Pacific dispatched its business train from Council Bluffs, Iowa, eastward on Wednesday towards Croxton, N.J., via Chicago. The special, symbolled PCHCH3 30 departed early in the morning of May 30, according to a source...
May 30, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2018) CHICAGO — Lake Forest officials said they were thrilled to get news recently that Metra has said the proposed construction of a three-mile-long holding track into the city is not necessary at the moment. The commuter rail...
May 22, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 21, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — While the fate of a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel remains in question thanks to Republicans in Washington, D.C., Amtrak officials say they are making good progress on an ongoing project to repair infrastructure deep...
May 21, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2018) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Officials say Virginia Railway Express and Amtrak will operate normal schedules while investigators determine what had caused a freight train to derail near Washington, D.C. Full story:...
May 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, May 21, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit commuters who thought they’d escaped another summer of canceled trains may have celebrated prematurely. Soul-sucking misery could be around the bend. Full story: Bloomberg
May 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: National Public Radio, May 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the U.S., you might expect a passenger rail operator to apologize for being late. However, in Japan — where sleek, high-speed trains are famous for arrivals and departures that you could set your...
May 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Roanoke Times, May 16, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — A state study to examine the potential cost of extending passenger rail service into Southwest Virginia remains on track. Full story: Roanoke Times
May 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, May 16, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most recent federal report shows New Jersey Transit still has a long way to go to meet a year-end deadline to install an automated speed control on its tracks designed to keep you safe. Full story:...
