February 24, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, February 23, 2016) NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad is bracing for a possible NJ Transit strike, the effects of which would be felt into Rockland County. Full story: www.lohud.com
February 23, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Daily Pennsylvanian, February 23, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — In 2014, SEPTA — whose stations near Penn provide easy transportation for students going home or traveling into the city — partnered with Montgomery County Emergency Service to install suicide prevention...
February 23, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, February 22, 2016) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Metro-North reported its trains traveled farther between breakdowns in 2015 than in any year in its history, crediting much of the improvement to the reliability of the new Kawasaki M-8 cars on the New...
February 23, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, February 23, 2016) NEW YORK — The last time New Jersey railroad employees walked off the job, displaced Manhattan commuters turned to fill-in charter buses for more than a month. Thirty-three years later, as members of Congress try to head off a...
February 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 21, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — The acting head of New Jersey Transit has sharply criticized a federal labor panel’s proposal for avoiding a potential strike by union rail workers. Full story: www.abc7ny.com
February 22, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Star-Ledger editorial, February 21, 2016) NEWARK — The specter of a rail strike or lockout from NJ Transit — now hovering over the state like an anvil, daring someone to cut the cord in just 20 days – would be a terrible blow to our regional economy and...
February 19, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 18, 2016) BOSTON — A malfunctioning signal outside the city’s busiest commuter hub triggered massive delays for rail passengers on Thursday, and the problems were expected to continue into the Friday morning commute. Full...
February 19, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, February 19, 2016) BOSTON — Yesterday’s Amtrak signal system failure — that created chaos for commuter rail passengers attempting to reach South Station — has been resolved, and normal operations have resumed, according to Amtrak and the MBTA....
February 19, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.al.com, February 18, 2016) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As the first Amtrak train rolled into downtown Mobile for the first time in more than 10 years Thursday, Jim Gilbert and Tim Lloyd stood watching and waving the American flag. Full story:...
February 18, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 17, 2016) NEWARK — Members of the state’s Congressional delegation added their voices to those urging a settlement between a coalition of 11 rail unions and NJ Transit before a 90-day cooling off period ends on March 13. The unions...
