January 7, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, January 6, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Transit trains are breaking down more often as Chris Christie continues a tradition of governors diverting money for capital improvements to cover operating costs. Full story: Chicago...
January 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, January 5, 2016) WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Two short towers rise from a vacant lot on North Cherry Street and miles of newly graded rail bed run parallel to Route 5 far into North Haven, all signs that the long-planned Hartford Line is coming...
January 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Globe, June 5, 2016) BOSTON — State transportation officials on Tuesday defended their winter preparations on MBTA subway and commuter rail lines after track failures caused a train to derail and resulted in service interruptions on the Red Line as...
January 6, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA’s regional rail travel got jammed in Center City Tuesday afternoon after a report of smoke in a train caused rush-hour delays of up to an hour. Smoke was reportedly being emitted from overhead...
January 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, December 27, 2015) NEW YORK — The nearly $40 million that Metro-North Railroad has shelled out to date to settle legal claims filed after a string of deadly crashes over the past three years will increase substantially in 2016. Full story:...
January 5, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 4, 2016) LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Over 20 people were injured when a Tri-Rail train hit a garbage truck stuck on the tracks in Palm Beach County. Full story: Naples Daily News
December 23, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, December 22, 2015) BOSTON — The board that oversees the MBTA says toppling the transit system’s $7.3 billion repair backlog is high on its priority list. But getting there will require “unpopular, even painful” choices and a steady annual...
December 22, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 22, 2015) BOSTON — Boston-area residents could soon be paying more to take the T. The MBTA’s fiscal control board on Monday approved a policy that allows fare hikes of up to 10 percent every two years, and officials say fares...
December 18, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 17, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — Of all the problems that have plagued efforts to develop the TEX Rail commuter line during the past decade, a lack of permission from four railroads to use their tracks was the most pesky. Full...
December 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bergen Record, December 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Jersey commuters could benefit from a year-end budget and tax deal unveiled in Congress early Wednesday because it increases a tax break for monthly passes and restores a funding cut proposed for...
