July 1, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Caravan News, June 30, 2016) SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — The Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s Northern California Megaregion study identified Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) and Amtrak San Joaquins services as key to helping ease congestion in the San Joaquin...
July 1, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Boston Globe, June 30, 2016) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s warehouse operations could be run by a private company by October, as T officials take a major step toward outsourcing a part of the agency. MBTA officials on Thursday...
June 30, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, June 29, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit has stopped eavesdropping on conversations aboard its light rail trains after facing a string of criticism over how it stored and handled the recordings. NJ Transit confirmed Wednesday afternoon that it had...
June 28, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Boston.com, June 28, 2016) BOSTON — The largest labor union representing MBTA workers wants to make a deal. The 4,100-employee Boston Carmen’s Union says it’s willing to cut wages for new employees if it means the T will limit privatizing jobs done by...
June 27, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Quad-City Times, June 27, 2016) DAVENPORT, Iowa — It’s an economic fact that hub status, either rail or air, fundamentally bolsters an economy’s status. People move. People spend money. They should be doing it in Quad-Cities. Full story: Quad-City...
June 23, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, June 22, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state lawmaker has introduced last-minute legislation that would allow the state to begin selling voter-approved high-speed rail bonds for a connector project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Full story:...
June 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, June 16, 2016) BOSTON — For the MBTA to keep its trains, tracks, and other infrastructure in good working order, it likely needs to spend even more than the hundreds of millions of dollars per year it has estimated, according to a report from...
June 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, June 15, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget does not include a fare increase, but officials are rolling the dice that fare revenues will grow, despite a lackluster performance from the fare box in fiscal year...
June 15, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 14, 2016) Amtrak and the Maryland Transit Administration have installed a $1.2 million backup generator system at Baltimore Penn Station to maintain the facility’s operations during extended utility outages, Amtrak announced late...
June 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 15, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is due to present a proposed $2.1 billion operating budget for the coming fiscal year that doesn’t include any fare increases. Full story: Washington Times
