December 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Advocate, December 19, 2016) BATON ROUGE, La. — Passenger train service that was shut down after Hurricane Katrina is expected to return to the Gulf Coast with Baton Rouge now along the route. Full story: The Advocate
December 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Regional Plan Association, December 19, 2016) NEW YORK — The New York metropolitan region risks enormous commuting and economic disruption unless a new Hudson River rail tunnel is built between New York and New Jersey, some of the region’s top elected...
December 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 14, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit officials said they’ve hired 100 new employees, including four safety workers, and will install cameras that face crews driving trains by the end of 2017. The actions come in response to a fatal...
December 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 19, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — While cheap gas prices have been a bonus for drivers, they’ve reduced ridership on NJ Transit, which has left the agency with a $12 million budget hole, officials said. Full story:...
December 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philly Voice, December 19, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Riders of SEPTA’s Regional Rail lines are enduring a frustrating Monday morning commute due to power problems Full story: Philly Voice
December 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, December 15, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Amtrak say they’re on track to end a heated legal dispute that, at its peak, saw Amtrak threaten to cut Massachusetts out of its highly trafficked Northeast Corridor...
December 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 15, 2016) NEW YORK — Legislators and transportation officials from New Jersey and New York and Amtrak say the Gateway Program to rebuild aging infrastructure and expand capacity on the Northeast Corridor in the New York Metropolitan Area...
December 15, 2016 | CEO Pay, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2016) CHICAGO — Calling their chief executive officer greatly overworked and grossly underpaid in comparison to other big-city commuter rail executives, the Metra Board on Wednesday voted to give CEO Donald Orseno a $28,000 pay...
December 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Eleven New Jersey Transit train engineers or conductors have been temporarily removed from duty under a new program to assess fatigue-related conditions begun after a deadly crash this fall, the agency said...
December 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, December 14, 2016) CHICAGO — Trains on multiple west suburban Metra rail lines were experiencing delays because of the cold weather Wednesday morning. Full story: Chicago Sun-Times
