September 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, September 16, 2016) CHICAGO — The Madison Street entrance to Union Station has been closed until further notice for repairs and inspections, two days after falling concrete injured a woman on the platform, Metra said Thursday. Full story:...
September 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, September 15, 2016) NEW YORK — The Metro-North engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a speeding train in 2013, killing four passengers and injuring dozens of others, has been turned down for a disability pension, The Journal News/lohud...
September 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 13, 2016) Keolis Commuter Services is piloting the use of virtual reality glasses in its operation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) commuter-rail network. Full story: Progressive...
September 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New Haven Register, September 14, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Metro-North commuters will be able to toast the addition of 60 new M8 rail cars to the New Haven Line, including 10 bar cars, starting in 2019. Full story: New Haven Register
September 14, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: ABC Chicago, September 14, 2016) CHICAGO — Two train platforms at Union Station are closed Wednesday morning due to falling concrete that injured a woman Tuesday. Amtrak owns Union Station. In a statement, the company said the concrete came from a...
September 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 12, 2016) Massachusetts Gov. Charles Baker late last week visited the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Caddigan Yard to give an update on the Boston-area transit agency’s winter resiliency...
September 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, September 12, 2016) BOSTON — MBTA workers and their supporters crowded outside of the state Transportation Department on Monday to protest against the possible privatization of their jobs — an effort that Gov. Charlie Baker’s...
September 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2016) PHILADELHIA — The heads of pins that are 1/32nd of an inch too wide are the latest setback in SEPTA’s efforts to return 120 of its rail fleet to service, rail officials said Monday. Full story: Philadelphia...
September 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, September 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA has pulled 18 of its repaired Silverliner V railcars from service after a new defect was discovered over the weekend. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
September 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Connecticut Post, September 11, 2016) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Last call? End of the line? Nope — bar cars are chugging back to Metro-North’s New Haven Line. Full story: Connecticut Post
