January 5, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Patch, January 4, 2017) CHICAGO — Metra is asking its customers to help it choose the next topics to be covered in its “Ride Nice” courtesy campaign. The courtesy campaign, the first in Metra’s history, is designed to address some of the most common...
January 5, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, January 5, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Despite the crash Wednesday of a Long Island Rail Road train that injured more than 100 people, commuters are still safer onboard an LIRR train than one from NJ Transit, according to federal stats. Neither carrier,...
January 5, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: AM New York, January 5, 2017) NEW YORK — The investigation into what caused the LIRR train to crash into the bumping block at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal on Wednesday could take days, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Full story: AM New...
January 4, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 3, 2017) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and its commuter-rail operator Keolis Commuter Services have made a series of investments and operational changes to prepare for severe winter weather. Full story:...
January 4, 2017 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC New York, January 4, 2016) NEW YORK — A Long Island Rail Road train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn at the height of Wednesday’s morning rush, injuring more than 100 people and riddling the track area with shattered glass and debris. Full...
January 3, 2017 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, December 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As more and more Americans flock to our nation’s 11 urban “megaregions,” it’s more important than ever for communities to take a regional approach to Americans’ mobility...
December 29, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, December 29, 2016) NEW YORK — Bombardier Inc. said on Thursday it had signed a deal to deliver up to 300 Talent 3 trains to the Austrian Federal Railways for about 1.8 billion euros ($1.9 billion) at list prices. Bombardier said the first 21 of the...
December 29, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: DNA Info, December 28, 2016) BEVERLY, Ill. — Fines will double starting Sunday for drivers who try to “beat the train” by crossing railroad tracks after the warning lights start flashing, bells start ringing and gates start lowering, according to...
December 28, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 27, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — On the last night of the Democratic National Convention in July, SEPTA Transit Police Officer Minjoon Kim and Sgt. Dave Parke took their places on a security line near Broad Street and Pattison Avenue...
December 27, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2016) CHICAGO — Commuters are still breathing high levels of toxic diesel pollution trapped inside Union Station, but long-stalled efforts to clean up Metra’s fleet of dirty locomotives could get a big boost next year. Full...
