October 10, 2016 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, October 9, 2016) NEW YORK — Thirty-three people were injured, four seriously, when two Long Island Rail Road trains, one carrying about 600 people, sideswiped each other on Saturday night, the authorities said. The collision, involving a...
October 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 5, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit will continue to run two additional trains during peak travel times Thursday to help provide relief from recent overcrowding. Full story: www.nj.com
October 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles Daily News, October 3, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink is suing the South Korean manufacturer of its passenger “cab cars,” like the one that derailed near Oxnard last year, alleging they had faulty parts that failed to keep trains on the track in an...
October 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Column by Karl Ward in the Washington Post, October 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — I was in the lead car of the NJ Transit train that crashed Thursday in Hoboken, sitting about eight rows from the front, on the left side, and as we entered the station the lights...
October 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg BNA, October 5, 2016) NEW YORK — Lawmakers shouldn’t try to link a fatal train crash in Hoboken, N.J., and the public transit industry’s implementation of anti-crash technology until a federal investigation has been completed, a major...
October 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, October 5, 2016) NEW YORK — In the wake of the fatal train crash in Hoboken last week, New Jersey Transit ordered on Wednesday that a second crew member must stand watch as the engineer pulls a train into that busy terminal. Full story: New...
October 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, October 5, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuters who’ve complained about overcrowded trains on Bergen County rail lines, which were displaced from the Hoboken Terminal after last week’s train crash, are getting relief from NJ Transit. Full...
October 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Television station WJAR, October 4, 2016) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Senator Jack Reed wants to improve railroad safety, which includes Amtrak routes and the MBTA commuter railroad. Full story and video: www.turnto10.com
October 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, October 4, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Authorities in Washington, D.C. are analyzing the data on two more devices that were found in the train that violently crashed into the Hoboken Terminal last Thursday, officials said at a National Transportation...
October 4, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, October 1, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers and Governor Chris Christie on Friday struck a $16 billion deal to fund stalled state transportation projects for the next eight years by hiking the gasoline tax 23 cents a gallon. Full story:...
