March 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, March 15, 2015) HARTFORD, Conn. — When Metro-North Railroad President Joseph Giulietti met with legislators last week, he got something only slightly short of a hero’s welcome Full story: Hartford Courant
March 15, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Forbes, March 14, 2016) NEW YORK — Journalists in older cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco may see the role of rail transit as critical to a functioning modern city. In reality, rail transit has been a financial and policy failure outside of a...
March 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Rail service on one of SEPTA’s busiest lines died Thursday night. Catenary power lines were damaged in both Ardmore and Paoli within a 30-minute period, killing service to the Paoli/Thorndale Line...
March 14, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 13, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — With the clock running out to avoid a strike set for a minute after midnight Sunday, there wasn’t much hope Friday afternoon among the 20 or so negotiators in a Newark conference room that a deal could be...
March 11, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 10, 2016) We recently lost a transportation visionary, a graciously persuasive intermodalist and a dear friend. Gil Carmichael, a former Federal Railroad Administrator and longtime Progressive Railroading columnist, died Jan....
March 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 11, 2016) NEW YORK — Negotiations between New Jersey Transit and its rail workers unions are heading into the final days before a weekend strike deadline, and the possibility of havoc on the region’s already congested roadways....
March 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, March 7, 2016) NEW YORK — A potential strike by transport unions that would shut down access to commuters trying to reach New York City from neighboring New Jersey would cost the city’s businesses $5.9 million per hour, an influential business...
March 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 11, 2016) NEWARK — With the hours dwindling before a disruptive railroad strike could begin, NJ Transit and union representatives plan to return to the bargaining table Friday, after several hours of negotiations Thursday failed to yield a...
March 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, March 10, 2016) CHICAGO — A monumental overhaul of the Chicago Transit Authority’s rail car line was launched Wednesday with the approval of a $1.3 billion contract to replace about half of its fleet — the biggest car purchase in the...
March 10, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, March 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit and union officials have both said they would prefer to reach a settlement on Thursday and avoid a Sunday morning rail strike. Full story: www.nj.com
