January 4, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 3, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey governor-elect Phil Murphy might have been quoting a Twitter rant from one of the legions of frustrated commuters when he characterized the state’s public transportation corporation last month as...
January 3, 2018 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, January 2, 2018) NEW YORK — Building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey has been one of the nation’s top infrastructure priorities for several years. But transportation officials in the region entered...
January 26, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: MTA press release, January 23, 2017) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad are seeing record ridership numbers, with LIRR carrying 89.3 million customers in 2016, a 1.9%...
January 26, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, January 25, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit faces a widening examination of its safety practices after federal regulators discovered hundreds of potential work-hour violations, including altered duty logs and shifts longer than permitted....
January 25, 2017 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 25, 2017) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island town government that’s opposed to federal plans for a new Amtrak route is paying for buses that will carry protesters to the State House. Full story: Connecticut...
January 25, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, January 24, 2017) NEW YORK — The departure board at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan has departed this life, but unlike Elvis, it has not left the building. Full story: New York Times
January 24, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.silive.com, January 23, 2017) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The MTA is planning to expand its sleep apnea screening and treatment program in an effort to help prevent further accidents. Full story: www.silive.com
January 24, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC New York, January 23, 2017) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit trains resumed normal service Tuesday after making repairs to storm damage that delayed thousands of commuters. While NJ Transit is expected to operate normally, riders should check its website...
January 23, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Wired, January 23, 2017) LONDON — The train’s air conditioning could fail in the summer heat. Snow could freeze the doors, trapping everyone inside (or out). Humidity could knock out the toilet’s flushing mechanism. Sleet could seep into the machinery and...
January 23, 2017 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 22, 2017) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal railroad regulators may give people more time to comment on major changes proposed for Amtrak’s Boston-to-Washington Northeast Corridor route. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he asked the Federal...
