October 4, 2016 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track and Structures, October 3, 2016) NEW YORK — Metra, a commuter railroad that serves the Chicago suburbs, today announced a revised schedule for its BNSF Line schedule that is set to go into effect Oct. 9. Full story: Railway Track and...
October 4, 2016 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Record of North Jersey, October 4, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — As workers continued round-the-clock efforts to remove debris from the site of last week’s fatal NJ Transit train accident in Hoboken, attention moved Monday to NJ Transit itself, an agency seeing a...
October 4, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 3, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — It could be days before federal investigators working in 12-hour shifts clear enough debris to recover the data recorder from a train that crashed into a station, killing a woman and injuring more than 100...
October 4, 2016 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Market Watch, October 4, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — Transportation experts are rattled by the revelation that a black box-like device engineered to survive high-impact crashes and fires wasn’t functioning in the NJ Transit train that crashed last week in Hoboken....
October 3, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Television station WBAL, September 30, 2016) BALTIMORE — Installing Positive Train Control technology on Maryland’s MARC system is hitting a snag. Although state money is in place, not everyone is on board with the time table. Full story and video:...
October 3, 2016 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, October 1, 2016) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration began investigating safety problems at New Jersey Transit before a fatal train crash last week, a federal rail official confirmed on Saturday. Full story: New York...
September 30, 2016 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, September 29, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.Y. — A fatal train crash that caused structural damage to a major Manhattan-area station exacerbates troubles at New Jersey Transit, which operates one of the nation’s biggest railroads and has been besieged by aging...
September 30, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, September 29, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — The fatal accident involving an NJ Transit train at Hoboken on Thursday brought new attention to the lack of an automated speed control system on the tracks. Federal investigators are looking at the lack of...
September 30, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, September 29, 2016) HOBOKEN, N.J. — The New Jersey Transit train that crashed at the Hoboken terminal Thursday was equipped with cameras and investigators will work to review its data recorder as they investigate the deadly wreck, a National...
September 30, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Reuters, September 30, 2016) NEW YORK — A deadly commuter train crash in Hoboken station in New Jersey renews focus on a mandatory anti-collision system that has been plagued with lengthy, contentious delays. Officials said train operator New Jersey Transit...
