May 3, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial at www.nj.com, May 3, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — This is not exactly a news bulletin, but when it comes to safety, New Jersey Transit still has a public trust issue. So when the nation’s third-largest commuter railroad receives public records...
May 3, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2018) CHICAGO — More than 60 railroad industry representatives, safety advocates, law enforcement officers and others recently convened a summit in Chicago to discuss ways to reduce trespassing and death-by-train incidents. Full story:...
May 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, May 1, 2018) CHICAGO — With an average age of 28 years, Metra’s rail cars have lived through the Gulf War, the dawn of the World Wide Web and the “Seinfeld” years. Full story: Daily Herald
May 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, May 2, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After years of using mostly borrowed money to finance major transportation projects, New Jersey is getting ready to set aside a significant amount of cash to pay for the next batch of road, bridge and mass-transit...
May 1, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Observer, April 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is at risk of missing a federal deadline to install a mandatory safety system on its tracks and may ask for a two-year extension to complete the work, the head of the agency told state lawmakers on...
April 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Patriot Ledger opinion column by Richard Prone, April 29, 2018. Brother Prone is a retired locomotive engineer and former Local Chairman of Division 312. He represents Duxbury on the MBTA Advisory Board.) BOSTON — Once again, the MBTA has thumbed its nose at...
April 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: The Journal News, April 24, 2018) NEW YORK — Despite a recent setback, Metro-North president Catherine Rinaldi says technology designed to prevent deadly derailments on commuter rails will be installed by an end-of-year deadline set by federal safety...
April 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, April 25, 2018) CHICAGO — From building a new bridge to laying rail ties, Metra crews will tackle multiple projects this construction season with varying effects on commuters. Full story: Daily Herald
April 26, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 25, 2018) NEW YORK — The Northeast Corridor Commission’s Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report on Operations and Infrastructure spotlights a capacity-strained passenger rail corridor in need of major investment for state-of-good repair as well as...
April 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: New York Post, April 25, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration is worried that both the MTA and NJ Transit are falling behind on installing life-saving technology and that the agencies will miss the government-set, end-of-year deadline. Full...
