July 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CBS New York, July 12, 2016) RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s executive order to stop all state-funded transportation projects will, some say, put a huge strain on New Jersey’s roads. But NJ Transit’s budget is at risk as well. Full story:...
July 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The wholesale failure of SEPTA’s new commuter railcars has been inconvenient, unsettling, and, to the extent transit officials cast it as the public’s problem rather than...
July 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WCVB, July 12, 2016) BOSTON — A worker was shocked and received burns while working at the Fenway MBTA station, sources told NewsCenter 5. Full story: www.wcvb.com
July 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 11, 2016) BALTIMORE, Md. — Aberdeen’s MARC train station is set to undergo repairs this month, as the Maryland Transit Administration plans to renovate the 73-year-old station at Route 40 and East Bel Air Avenue Full story: Baltimore...
July 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, July 11, 2016) CHICAGO — The makeover of historic Union Station inched ahead Monday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and regional transportation officials named an engineer for the project’s next phase — even as they acknowledged that the work...
July 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, July 11, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority decided Monday to pay its commuter rail operator at least $66 million more than planned over the next six years, after the company lost more than $30 million last year and...
July 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, July 12, 2016) NEW YORK — The inward- and outward-facing test-run cameras will monitor activity in the engineer’s control area, the track and wayside areas and the passenger areas in an attempt to improve safety, aid in investigations...
July 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 11, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA estimates it is spending $257,035 per month to lease train cars from regional transit agencies to help alleviate the loss of one-third of its Regional Rail fleet, which were pulled from service July...
July 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, July 10, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA’s railcar debacle has resulted in packed platforms, long waits, late trains and – for many riders – the miserable experience of waiting for a train only to see it race past without...
July 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Times Ledger, July 10, 2016) QUEENS, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said the federal Department of Transportation has agreed to provide $432 million for repairs to the East River tunnels heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy despite a federal court...
