February 17, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 17, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Health care insurance is the biggest hurdle to a new labor agreement between NJ Transit and rail unions as the clock ticks down to a March 13 deadline, when workers can strike or management can lock them out. Full...
February 16, 2016 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Record, February 12, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Some North Jersey train commuters faced a long and difficult trip home Friday night due to mechanical problems in one of the tubes of the Hudson River tunnel, with delays reaching two hours in the late...
February 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 11, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — The first steps to building a back-up power system to keep sections of NJ Transit’s busiest rail lines running, after a blackout or storm knocks out electricity, were taken by NJ Transit’s board...
February 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.boston.com, February 11, 2016) BOSTON — Labor leaders decried a plan to contract out some MBTA services at a Wednesday transportation meeting. At the urging of Gov. Charlie Baker, and against protests from labor unions, the legislature last year granted...
February 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, February 11, 2016) NEW YORK — No progress has been made in contract talks between the New Jersey Transit Rail Labor Coalition, which consists of 11 unions representing more than 4,000 workers, and NJ Transit. A strike or lockout may occur in...
February 12, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 11, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit and rail unions will be back at the negotiating table next week, continuing talks in an attempt to avert a March 13 strike. Full story: www.nj.com
February 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: San Antonio Express-News, February 10, 2016) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Union Pacific dealt a major blow to a proposal to connect San Antonio and Austin with passenger rail by pulling one of its tracks from a possible plan. Full story: San Antonio...
February 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 11, 2016) CHICAGO — Normal train service will resume on Metra’s Union Pacific/West Line Thursday morning after a fire damaged signal equipment earlier this week at a railroad facility in west suburban Melrose Park. Full story:...
February 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today highlighted $3.5 billion recommended in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget to advance the construction or completion...
February 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — Rail union officials said today that their members have authorized a strike against NJ Transit, but are hoping the agency returns to the bargaining table. NJ Transit insiders said a “soft strike” could...
