October 18, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS Boston, October 16, 2016) BOSTON — The MBTA has quietly agreed to waive $839,000 of the $1.7 million in penalties leveled against the company that operates the Commuter Rail system for poor performance in 2015. Full story:...
October 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 17, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — All but two tracks at the Hoboken train station are now open and full NJ Transit service has been restored following last month’s fatal train crash. Full story: www.nj.com
October 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 16, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Federal financing could be in place in two years to build two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River that would augment the crumbling 106-year old rail tunnels used daily by commuters, said U.S. Senator Charles...
October 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, October 14, 2016) NEW YORK — State lawmakers in New Jersey moved on Friday to hold hearings focused on investigating the problems plaguing New Jersey Transit, and a top federal official announced that a key project meant to improve the...
October 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The union representing almost 5,000 SEPTA workers, including bus, subway, and trolley operators, voted Sunday to authorize a strike if negotiations for a new contract fail. Full story: Philadelphia...
October 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, October 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The railroad whose rush-hour train slammed into a New Jersey station last month, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people, has had more accidents and paid more in fines for safety violations than...
October 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 13, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Steven H. Santoro was named executive director of NJ Transit Thursday and was immediately given a homework assignment by his boss – return in 30 days with a report on where the agency stands on implementing a train...
October 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 13, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Heavy damage to the front of a commuter train that slammed into a New Jersey station last month, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people, is hampering the investigation into what went wrong. The...
October 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Worcester Telegram, October 12, 2016) BOSTON, Mass. — Filling the air outside Faneuil Hall on Wednesday with charged rhetoric about corporations profiting off government work, union officials and elected Democrats railed against privatization at the MBTA...
October 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, October 14, 2016) NEW YORK — Today, New Jersey Transit is in crisis. Its aging tracks and trains need billions of dollars in improvements. Delays and fares are rising along with ridership, with passenger cars packed to the breaking point. The...
