September 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: The Journal News, September 20, 2016) NEW YORK — Metro-North officials said it was “impossible to tell” how long they will remain in a heightened state of alert. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority police presence has been stepped up with...
September 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: www.nj.com, September 20, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Ahmad Khan Rahami was a fixture at his family’s chicken-and-burger restaurant in Elizabeth, working daily alongside at least two brothers and his father, all Afghan immigrants who had appeared to achieve...
September 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: www.nj.com, September 20, 2016) LINDEN, N.J. — The man wanted in the weekend explosions in New York and New Jersey was taken into custody in Linden Monday morning after a shootout with police that left two officers injured. Full story:...
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, September 17, 2016) BOSTON — There are many disagreements about how the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority should be run, but everyone agrees on this point: To improve your commute, the T desperately needs to tackle a $7.3 billion...
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NBC Philadelphia, September 18, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA’s governing body is looking to pay back $250,000 and possibly more to an advertising agency since ads haven’t been rolling on Regional Rail trains thanks to the Silverliner V rail car problems....
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Washington Post, September 19, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Travelers along Amtrak’s Northeast corridor should expect delays on Acela Express and Northeast Regional trains, changes made after law enforcement discovered a backpack filled with explosive devices...
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: NBC Connecticut, September 19, 2016) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North and Amtrak have stepped up security following explosions in New York City and New Jersey and anyone traveling into those areas should expect some delays. Full story: NBC...
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 19, 2016) NEW YORK — Law enforcement was working early Monday to render safe an area around an Elizabeth, N.J., train station where a backpack with “multiple improvised explosive devices” was found just hours after...
September 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: USA Today, September 19, 2016) NEW YORK — On Monday, a device found in a backpack near the Elizabeth train station exploded while a bomb squad robot was trying to disarm it, authorities said. Full story: USA Today
September 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times column by Neil Steinberg, September 15, 2016) CHICAGO — A commuter railroad delivers passengers into a station it does not own. That station is owned by another, national railroad. But the national railroad does not own the air rights above...
