April 20, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 18, 2016) NEW YORK — The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, North America’s single-largest public transportation agency, has pulled the plug on Transit Member status in APTA, the American Public Transportation Association. Full...
April 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: WBUR, April 19, 2016) BOSTON — State transportation and MBTA officials want to be able to fine Amtrak for future service disruptions it causes on the commuter rail. Full story: www.wbur.org
April 14, 2016 | Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2016) CHICAGO — The losing bidder for a $1.3 billion CTA rail car contract has filed a protest with the agency, saying that the bidding process was rigged in favor of a Chinese firm that promised to bring manufacturing jobs to...
April 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Bucks County Courier Times, April 14, 2016) BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Passengers on SEPTA’s Warminster Regional Rail line won’t notice anything different when they step aboard Monday morning, but beneath their feet rests technology that promises a safer...
April 13, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, April 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Casual commuter conversations on light rail trains have an unexpected eavesdropper — NJ Transit. Video and audio surveillance systems designed to make riders more secure are also recording the conversations of light...
April 7, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Daily Herald, April 6, 2016) CHICAGO — It’s the transit version of summer roadwork: Metra has launched its 2016 construction season with multiple bridge fixes, station upgrades and track repairs on tap. The improvements should occur mostly after...
April 7, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, April 6, 2016) NEWARK — NJ Transit’s board unanimously voted to appoint former Amtrak executive William Crosbie as the agency’s executive director Wednesday afternoon. Full story: www.nj.com
April 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 6 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative agreement with New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) governing rates of pay and work rules for more than 400 locomotive engineers, assistant locomotive...
April 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 4, 2016) Although total U.S. public transit ridership fell 1.3 percent in 2015, light- and heavy-rail ridership increased, according to the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) year-end ridership report....
April 5, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, April 1, 2016) HARTFORD, Conn. — After a prolonged delay last year, the state is resuming its search for a contractor to run the Hartford Line commuter trains when service begins in early 2018 Full story: Hartford...
