October 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 21, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — The state Assembly on Thursday gave its judiciary committee the power to issue subpoenas as lawmakers begin to investigate NJ Transit in the wake of last month’s train crash in Hoboken. Full story:...
October 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, October 20, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s commuter railroad is facing growing calls for more scrutiny at federal and state levels amid questions about its safety after one of its trains crashed into a station last month, killing a...
October 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, October 21, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — Six years after New Jersey Transit won federal approval to install modern safety technology on its commuter rail lines, the project has languished and trains still operate with speed controls developed in...
October 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Albany Times Union, October 19, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who was accompanied by Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg, came to Schenectady’s aging Amtrak station Wednesday to make his case for a $33 million grant that would help...
October 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Star-Ledger, October 20, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit has finally earned Trenton’s attention, and starting Friday, it will have to account for its troubling lack of transparency, its grim safety record, and how it manages to...
October 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 18, 2016) In 2017, Metra plans to raise fares by an average 5.8 percent to help fund capital projects, including positive train control (PTC). Full story: Progressive Railroading
October 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 19, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Another four people hurt in last month’s train crash in Hoboken intend to sue NJ Transit for damages related to their injuries, their lawyer said. Full story: www.nj.com
October 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, October 19, 2016) BOSTON — The MBTA is quietly paying nearly $1 million to a consultant to “assess the options” for outsourcing jobs and services throughout the cash-strapped transit agency, the Herald has learned — further fanning the flames...
October 18, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Austin Monitor, October 18, 2016) AUSTIN, Texas — The kill-shot came abruptly and mercifully for the Lone Star Rail District (also known as LSTAR) on Monday night. Full story: Austin Monitor
October 18, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 17, 2016) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — After nearly four years of studying and talking about increasing passenger rail service between Chicago and Milwaukee, Amtrak and the Wisconsin and Illinois transportation departments are ready...
