October 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, October 12, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — With just 15 months before the Hartford Line’s commuter service is due to begin, a 17-car construction train is slowly laboring north through Wallingford, putting down as much as a mile of track a...
October 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA did not have specific plans to offer an incentive to riders, but the authority was open to options and is looking into ways to attract riders. Full story: Philadelphia...
October 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, October 12, 2016) NEW YORK — A New Jersey straphanger who had one finger partially ripped off in the deadly Hoboken NJ Transit crash said he’s slapping the commuter rail with a lawsuit Tuesday. Full story: New York Daily...
October 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — When SEPTA lost a third of its Regional Rail fleet this summer. the service headaches that followed pushed Brittany Redfern off the train. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
October 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, October 9, 2016) NEW YORK — A transit worker was in a medically induced coma Friday after falling onto the electrified third rail of a Harlem subway, union officials said. Full story: New York Daily News
October 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, October 10, 2016) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit, under review by federal safety investigators in the wake of a deadly train crash, faces the prospect of a legislative inquiry into finances and operations as its board has stopped meeting in public...
October 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 10, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Neon yellow New Jersey Transit vests dotted the Hoboken Terminal Monday morning as passengers streamed onto the platforms for the first time since a fatal crash last month killed one person and injured more than...
October 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Forbes, October 8, 2016) NEW YORK — In Europe, known for its efficient high speed rail system, it has long been normal for skiers to head to the slopes by train. But that option has been sorely lacking in the United States, especially since Colorado’s famed...
October 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Forbes, October 7, 2016) NEW YORK — The dark, dank, decrepit, dehumanizing, cramped, confusing, stinky (yes, stinky) and generally misery-inducing hellhole that is New York City’s Pennsylvania Station is finally destined for an overhaul. And by the look of...
October 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, October 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday details downloaded from the event data and forward-facing video recorders on a NJ Transit commuter train...
