December 27, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 23, 2016) MINNAPOLIS, Minn. — After suffering one of the nation’s worst downturns, Amtrak’s passenger rail service through Minnesota is enjoying one of the nation’s strongest bounce-backs. Full story: Minneapolis Star...
December 27, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — When a New Jersey Transit commuter train plowed off the end of a track in September, killing a woman standing in the Hoboken station and injuring more than 100 others, the last thing in its way was a...
December 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 22, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuters are closer to having two of their fellow riders represent them on NJ Transit’s Board of Directors. Full story: www.nj.com
December 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Free Lance-Star, December 21, 2016) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Unlike their neighbors in area counties, Fredericksburg officials are taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to plans to build another set of tracks through the region for...
December 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Philadelphia Business Journal, December 22, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA spent $423,388 on outside labor counsel to handle negotiations with Transport Workers Union Local 234 (TWU) over the five-year contract agreed to after a six-day strike in November. Full...
December 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, December 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Pan Am Southern LLC (PAS, the joint venture of Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern) and Pan Am Railways (PAR) itself on Dec. 20 served default and dispute notices concerning “important operational safety agreements”...
December 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Lewisboro Daily Voice, December 20, 2016) LEWISBORO, N.Y. — Metro-North’s move to take their Grand Central Terminal bar carts temporarily out of commission while authorities probe reports of missing money apparently left a lot of commuters feeling high and...
December 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 20, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Wire problems crippled SEPTA’s Regional Rail system early Monday, trapping some riders on a city-bound train for more than two hours during the morning rush. Full story: Philadelphia...
December 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Boston Globe, December 19, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its largest union — agreeing to give up a wage hike in order to help protect thousands of jobs from being privatized — on Monday won approval for a four-year, $1.5...
December 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 20, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station this year has filed notice of their intent to sue. Full story: www.lohud.com
