November 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, November 10, 2016) NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have received four design proposals from qualified engineering firms for the modernization of the LIRR’s level in...
November 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Star-Ledger, November 13, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — On Oct. 21, the commissioner for the state’s Department of Transportation told lawmakers that all those economic sob stories were exaggerated, and that New Jersey Transit has...
November 11, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.al.com, November 10, 2016) MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama passenger rail supporters hope that the phrase “Trump train” is more than a metaphor. They’ll be pressing the new administration to bring back actual trains to the state, particularly the...
November 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — A police vest and a federal law enforcement title helped ensure that Michael Alvaro often found a place at the center of a crisis. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
November 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, November 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is racing to install thousands of pieces of equipment along hundreds of miles of track — and in more than 400 trains — in a $275 million effort to have Positive Train Control running by federally...
November 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The transit union that shut down the city’s buses, trolleys, and subways last week revealed Thursday the outlines of the agreement that resolved the strike. The deal is pending a ratification vote...
November 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, November 9, 2016) CHICAGO — The city of Chicago must pay almost $2.5 million to a CTA train operator who was injured after a police car chasing a bicyclist crashed into a Brown Line train, a jury found. Chicago police Officer Charlotte...
November 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, November 8, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Devastating commuter delays and economic hardship just might be avoided if construction of a pair of new tunnels under the Hudson gets going. The $24 billion project to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson...
November 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NJ Spotlight, November 7, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Operating under severe budget constraints, short-staffed, and facing rising demands for new safety protocols and equipment upgrades, New Jersey Transit faced scrutiny from both state and federal investigators...
November 8, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Sunday night, three people were on a conference call that paved the way to a resolution of Philadelphia’s weeklong transit strike. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
