March 5, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, March 5, 2018) NEW YORK — Economic risks keeping Americans up at night include the hastily rewritten tax code and the possibility of a global trade war set off by U.S. tariffs. Consider another cause for insomnia: President Donald Trump’s...
March 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA had prepared for Friday’s storm but not for how fast it intensified, consequently resulting in thousands of commuters being stranded for hours in their attempts to get home, an apologetic general...
March 5, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, March 3, 2018) NEW YORK — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged Donald Trump not to play politics with a commuter railroad tunnel under the Hudson River that’s regarded as critical for the Northeast economy, after the president told...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, February 28, 2018) NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad will launch an extensive three-year project to transform its White Plains station. The railroad said this work will improve the station’s safety, appearance, cleanliness...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bergen Record, March 1, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Amtrak could save the day for New Jersey commuters if NJ Transit is barred from operating on the tracks to New York Penn Station because a critical safety system hasn’t been installed. Full story:...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: USA Today, March 1, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Up to two-thirds of 29 commuter railroads nationwide will miss a Dec. 31 deadline for adopting automatic braking technology for their trains, a government watchdog said Thursday — and service could be disrupted for...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 1, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Railroad Administration on Thursday fined New Jersey Transit for missing a key deadline for installing an automatic speed control system. Amtrak was fined for failing to file its progress report on time....
February 28, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 26, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra has lost riders, but is gaining some locomotives. The number of passengers riding the commuter railroad is down 4.4 percent over the last four years, and 2.2 percent between 2016 and 2017, officials said at...
February 28, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Reuters, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The...
February 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, February 27, 2018) NEW YORK — The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board of Directors plans to consider the approval of a contract with Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc. at its March 1 meeting to complete a federally-mandated...
