January 31, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 30, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit has stopped installing federally mandated safety technology on trains as software problems have sidelined 8 percent of locomotives undergoing tests. Full story: Bloomberg
January 31, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, January 30, 2018) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Kevin Corbett is about to step into what may be the hardest job in New Jersey. Full story: New York Times
January 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, January 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Recommendations that could become part of Gov. Phil Murphy’s blueprint to save NJ Transit, which he called a national disgrace last month, were revealed Friday in a report from his transition committee that looked...
January 30, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, January 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — After getting snubbed by the Trump administration, Amtrak’s $13 billion Gateway tunnel is losing one of its chief backers in Congress too. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, the New Jersey Republican who used his...
January 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, January 30, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — Feeling cramped on PATH trains lately? It may be because a record breaking 82.8 million riders squeezed on to trans-Hudson trains in 2017, 4.3 million more than in 2016. Full story:...
January 29, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — The Trenton Line, one of the worst performing lines on SEPTA’s Regional Rail, was punctual 73 percent of the time in December, according to SEPTA’s internal reliability reports. Full story: Philadelphia...
January 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Treasure Coast, January 23, 2018) TALLAHASSEE — After Brightline trains hit three people — killing two — in an eight-day span, Florida lawmakers seek more state regulation for “high-speed rail” companies. Full story:...
January 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Boston Globe, January 19, 2018) BOSTON — Months into a pitched battle over its efforts to hire private contractors to repair buses, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Friday reached a tentative deal with its mechanics’ union on a new collective...
January 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: www.king5.com, January 22, 2018) SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Transportation is looking into how a high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle would work. Back in December, the Washington DOT published a study that looked at how well an...
January 23, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CNN, January 23, 2018) ATLANTA — If 2017 is remembered as the year of major tax reform, let 2018 be remembered as the year that the nation’s infrastructure was finally recognized as a priority for federal investment. Full story:...
