April 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Eagle-Tribune, April 2, 2018) BOSTON — Technology used to prevent train accidents, already long behind schedule, won’t be up and running on MBTA commuter rail for at least two years, officials say. Full story: Eagle-Tribune
April 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Connecticut Post, March 31, 2018) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North is scrambling to meet a year-end deadline to install life-saving safety equipment that can halt speeding trains and prevent crashes — but there are concerns about whether the railroad is on...
March 29, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.northjersey.com, March 28, 2018) HACKENSACK, N.J. — Over 15 months, state lawmakers held 13 hearings on NJ Transit, with expert witnesses and thousands of pages of subpoenaed documents. Full story: www.northjersey.com
March 29, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.wshu.org, March 28, 2018) NEW YORK — The nation’s second busiest railroad just got a new boss. Last month, Catherine Rinaldi was appointed president of the MTA’s Metro-North Railroad. Full story and audio: www.wshu.org
March 28, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 27, 2018) NEW YORK — The merger of Siemens’ mobility business and Alstom reached a milestone on March 23 with the signing of a Business Combination Agreement (BCA) setting out terms and conditions agreed to by the two companies. Full story:...
March 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Berkshire Eagle, March 26, 2018) GREAT BARRINGTON — Nothing is easy. Least of all restoring passenger service to the Berkshires from New York City on century-old rail owned by a freight company. But it’s all about how you get the money, a railroad...
March 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Duluth News Tribune, March 26, 2018) DULUTH, Minn. — The proposed Northern Lights Express passenger line between Duluth and Minneapolis has moved into the next phase of design and construction — and securing the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to make...
March 26, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, March 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress’ recent increased funding for Amtrak, passenger rail, and transit in the $1.3 billion fiscal year 2018 budget is a victory for the industry, the Rail Passengers Association said. Full story:...
March 26, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Post, March 24, 2018) NEW YORK — Three Metro-North workers were injured — two seriously — when an iron beam fell off a boom truck and pinned them on the tracks in East Harlem Saturday morning, officials said. Full story: New York...
March 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra officials are already pondering the need for more fare increases in 2019 and 2020 — by perhaps 25 cents per ride in each year — if state revenues do not improve. Full story: Chicago...
