December 9, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: News Times, December 4, 2016) DANBURY, Conn. — Given the deaths, accidents, near misses, derailments and so on that have plagued Metro-North over the last few years, a federal report that the commuter line is “stagnant” in its progress on implementation of an...
December 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: www.nj.com, December 7, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — A passive security device that was used to screen crowds for explosives during Super Bowl 48 is being tested on NJ Transit’s commuter rail system under a program run by the federal Transportation Security...
December 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, December 7, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — The fourth and fifth cars of a six-car Bergen-Main Line train derailed at 12:30 p.m. Sunday as the train entered the terminal, said Jim Smith, an NJ Transit spokesman. No passengers were riding in the cars that...
December 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, December 2, 2016) NEW YORK — The Metro-North engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a speeding train three years ago today is blaming the commuter railroad for a Bronx derailment that killed four passengers, The Journal News/lohud has...
December 7, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Niagara Gazette, December 6, 2016) NIAGARA FALLS — Albert McFadyen has always loved trains. He remembers reading books about trains when he was just a boy growing up in Niagara Falls. That’s why McFadyen, now a Lockport resident, wanted to ride the first...
December 7, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: News Works, December 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey Transit train riders who suspect their daily commutes are riddled with more service failures than their counterparts in other states aren’t imagining it. On average, NJ Transit train cars break down 12...
December 7, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Record of North Jersey, December 6, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Lawmakers investigating the fatal NJ Transit crash in Hoboken focused Tuesday on automated systems designed to prevent collisions and derailments. Full story: www.lohud.com
December 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 5, 2016) Keolis Commuter Services, which operates Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) commuter-rail network, has launched a new time-clock system that uses “biometric” scanning to improve the...
December 6, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Albany Times Union, December 5, 2016) RENSSELAER — The Rensselaer train station has its long-awaited fourth track, and the added capacity is expected to reduce delays. The station, one of Amtrak’s 10 busiest in the nation, was designed to have two...
December 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 1, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The transportation authority posted Friday morning an overview of all the changes on tap for Regional Rail in 2017. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
