August 3, 2022 | Amtrak, Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 2, 2022) Amtrak construction crews begin work to reactivate five Gulf Coast stations, with a groundbreaking event in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Also, NJ Transit and federal and state officials break ground on new Portal North Bridge, and...
July 27, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 27, 2022) The Long Island Rail Road has scrapped a plan to develop battery-electric multiple-unit trainsets for use on its non-electrified lines, Newsday reports, after determining retrofitting of existing equipment is not feasible. Full...
July 12, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, July 10, 2022) SEATTLE, Wash. — As President Biden’s ambitious passenger rail expansion plan faces an early test on the Gulf Coast, Washington train advocates have expressed concern about how it could affect the Pacific Northwest. Full story:...
July 1, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, July 1, 2022) The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) and Norfolk Southern (NS) on June 30 announced the financial closing of a deal that will expand commonwealth-supported Amtrak service from Washington, D.C., to Roanoke and to the New...
July 1, 2022 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 30, 2022) The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) will contribute $119.2 million to support Virginia’s purchase of rail right-of-way in the Interstate 95 corridor from CSX. Full story: Progressive...
June 30, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 29, 2022) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill aimed at expanding transit-worker protections against assault. The legislation increases to second-degree assault the law that charges individuals who attack or harass...
June 28, 2022 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 27, 2022) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The state announced Monday that a deal had been reached to expand passenger access to railroads in Western Pennsylvania and add a second daily route between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. The agreement...
June 23, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: ABC News, June 23, 2022) The search continued Thursday for a gunman who shot two people, one fatally, on a packed Muni commuter train in San Francisco on Wednesday, police said. The shooting occurred around 10 a.m. as the light-rail train was moving between...
June 23, 2022 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 23, 2022) CHICAGO — The family of a Metra passenger killed in a May 11 grade-crossing accident has filed suit against the commuter agency and BNSF Railway, as well as the moving company whose truck was involved in the accident and the...
June 21, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2022) LOS ANGELES — The transportation rail system Metrolink announced this week it is equipping some of its trains with a new earthquake warning system that can automatically slow or halt travel during a temblor. Full story: Los...
