November 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Federal regulators are urging railroads across the country to test train operators for obstructive sleep apnea after the engineer in September’s deadly New Jersey commuter train crash was found to have the...
November 18, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Hour, November 17, 2016) NORWALK, Conn. — Metro-North is buying 60 new M8 rail cars for the New Haven Line, including 10 bar cars to keep commuters happy during trips within Connecticut and to and from Manhattan. Full story: The...
November 18, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 17, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — A contract that ended a weeklong transit strike in Philadelphia is scheduled to be approved Friday night by the Transport Workers Union, but the labor group’s president expressed concern that an...
November 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: OneRail Coalition press release, November 16, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The OneRail Coalition released a new report today, “Rail Safety in the United States” that highlighted a 31 percent decline in rail accidents over the past 10 years, making...
November 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, November 16, 2016) NEW YORK — The engineer of a New Jersey Transit train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal in September had an undiagnosed sleep disorder, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Full story: New York Times
November 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2016) CHICAGO — Metra’s board on Friday voted to approve its third rate increase in three years, which would raise fares in 2017 by $11.75 for a monthly pass. Full story: Chicago Tribune
November 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC New York, November 16, 2016) NEW YORK — Riders were warned to expect delays in and out of Manhattan’s Penn Station Wednesday morning because of a broken rail in one of the East River tunnels. Full story: NBC New York
November 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nwitimes.com, November 14, 2016) MUNSTER, Ind. — The Hoosier State passenger train is rebuilding ridership a year after the state, Amtrak and some communities served by the Indianapolis-to-Chicago train contracted a private company to operate it. Full...
November 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, November 15, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is investigating why a commuter rail crew did not report that a low-speed train hit a post in South Station on Nov. 4, officials said Monday. Ron Nickle, chief safety...
November 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Television Station Pix 11, November 15, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — The NJ Transit train that crashed into a Hoboken Terminal, killing one woman and injuring over 100 others in September, was found to have brake defects in the months leading up to the crash. Full...
