April 5, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: MyNewsLA, March 30, 2016) LOS ANGELES — The adult children of a Metrolink engineer who died of injuries suffered in a collision between a train and a pickup truck in Oxnard last year are suing the rail transportation agency and Union Pacific Railroad Co....
March 23, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Philly Voice, March 22, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Commuters will notice more SEPTA police patrolling the transportation authority’s rail and bus lines in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium, SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel III said during...
March 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, March 17, 2016) NEW YORK — Metro-North overtime was up 10 percent in 2015, according to figures from the Empire Center for Public Policy. The Albany-based think tank found the railroad spent $105.3 million in overtime last year, an average...
March 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, March 21, 2016) BOSTON — After a grand opening ceremony in the new station’s entrance and a tour of the new facilities, Governor Charlie Baker took a radio in hand and gave the command Monday. Full story: www.boston.com
March 17, 2016 | Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Maclean’s, March 15, 2016) OTTAWA — Bombardier’s bad breakup with London’s transit authority in 2013 reared its head again this week. A budget committee report accused the Montreal plane-and-train maker of misrepresenting its ability to upgrade the Tube’s...
March 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Business Journal, March 15, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — A partnership that includes Amtrak and SEPTA is working to develop an underground concourse to link 30th Street Station and SEPTA’s subway and trolley station across the street. Full story:...
March 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Daily News, March 16, 2016) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road started examining contaminated soil and groundwater this week at an old Queens rail yard that will be revived into a repair shop. Full story: New York Daily News
March 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 15, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Commuters and transit advocates say they believe that riders will soon be hit with fare increases to pay for the deal that averted the state’s first rail strike in 30 years. Full story:...
March 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, March 15, 2016) BOSTON — Management Control Board will vote tomorrow on a $2.02 billion fiscal year 2017 budget that will close the T’s structural deficit and use money from a fare increase for capital maintenance. Full story: Boston...
March 16, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 16, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Members of some NJ Transit rail unions will start voting Tuesday night on the proposed agreement that averted a rail strike. Full story: www.nj.com
