February 14, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record opinion column by Rep. Bob Gordon, February 11, 2018. He is a New Jersey state senator (D-38) and chairs the state’s Senate Transportation Committee.) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Over the past decade, NJ Transit went from one of the finest mass...
February 14, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, February 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has a lot of catching up to do on a crash-avoidance system it’s required to finish by the end of the year. Full story: www.northjersey.com
February 13, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 5, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — A pair of state lawmakers who investigated NJ Transit’s problems for 15 months have written NJ Transit reform bills that could be the foundation for Gov. Elect Phil Murphy’s pledge to rebuild the agency...
February 13, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 12, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Proponents of a $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey seen as critical for the future of the nation’s busiest rail corridor are panning President Donald...
February 13, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, February 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Two years ago, a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River into New York’s Penn Station was considered one of the most important infrastructure projects in the country. Yet the $12.7 billion Gateway...
February 8, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the News & Record, February 8, 2018) GREENSBORO, N.C. — After four fatal crashes in two months involving Amtrak passenger trains, rail safety demands more national attention. Full story: News & Record
February 8, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday determined that two commuter railroad terminal accidents in the New York area were caused by engineer fatigue resulting...
February 6, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 2, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit riders could start using Track 15 in Penn Station New York again next month as work on Amtrak’s winter track project in Penn Station New York is on-schedule despite some construction problems,...
February 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, February 5, 2017) NEW YORK — Metro-North conductor Thomas Moran spent the past six months fearing he’d be locked up for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Full story: www.lohud.com
February 1, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, January 31, 2018) CHICAGO — Metra riders will have to dig a little deeper for one-way tickets and monthly and weekend passes starting Thursday, when a systemwide rate hike approved in November takes effect. Full story: Chicago...
