February 27, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2018) NEW YORK — The Transportation Security Administration will begin testing new suicide vest-detection technology at New York City’s Penn Station starting Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said. Full story:...
February 23, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 22, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — A warehouse fire near train tracks in Philadelphia has disrupted Amtrak and local train service. Full story: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
February 22, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Herald, February 21, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra riders could get a push from a fleet of previously used locomotives the agency is eying to purchase this year. Full story: Daily Herald
February 22, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, February 22, 2018) NEW YORK — Long-time Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee Catherine Rinaldi is the new president of Metro-North. Full story: www.lohud.com
February 22, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record opinion column by Larry Penner, February 21, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, along with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, all have insufficient funding to maintain a...
February 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, February 21, 2018) NEW YORK — Federal inspectors found scores of New Jersey Transit train cars riddled with fire risks, faulty brakes and electrical hazards as they scrutinized the troubled railroad that brings 95,000 workers to Manhattan daily....
February 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: New York Post, February 16, 2018) NEW YORK — Long Island Rail Road management doesn’t encourage its workers to follow safety rules, and that contributed to the death of a train foreman last summer, federal investigators said on Thursday. Full story: New York...
February 16, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, February 15, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit in January had its worst monthly on-time rail performance since it was forced to cut service last summer to deal with Amtrak’s emergency track repairs at New York Pennsylvania Station. Full story:...
February 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bergen Record, February 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak’s CEO said Thursday that it would not allow railroads such as NJ Transit to operate over its tracks after Dec. 31 if they did not have a required safety system in place by then. Tens of...
February 14, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 13, 2018) CHICAGO — The unions that represent CTA’s rail and bus workers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the agency, which includes raises and retroactive pay for workers, according to the bus drivers’...
