December 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston Herald, December 17, 2015) BOSTON — A senior Harvard University fellow and former Romney administration official is warning the MBTA needs to make drastic changes to combat rising expenses and more than $16 billion in debt and maintenance backlogs....
December 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, December 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pair of aging spines support movement in the Northeastern United States, home to more than 52 million people and the most important commercial hub in the nation. One is the overcrowded and perpetually...
December 18, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Ventura County Star, December 17, 2015) Second locomotives will likely start being added to all Metrolink commuter trains this week or next as a safety precaution in the wake of February’s deadly crash in Oxnard, Metrolink officials said Wednesday. The...
December 17, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Boston.com, December 16, 2015) BOSTON — The Red Line operator whose train took off without him while carrying about 50 passengers last Thursday is no longer employed by the MBTA, according to a state transportation official. Full story:...
December 16, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 15, 2015) NEW YORK — Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Metro-North Railroad has detailed its latest results of a systemwide track reconstruction effort that has rebuilt miles of the railroad in the...
December 16, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 15, 2015) BOSTON — Massachusetts transit investigators looking into a runaway train are recommending that the operator be fired. Full story: www.masslive.com
December 16, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The new Metrolink passenger cars that derailed in a crash near Oxnard earlier this year were equipped with flawed parts that were supposed to help keep trains on the track in an accident, according to a...
December 15, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, December 14, 2015) NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad is bringing a former Boston and Chicago transit executive on board to lead its safety efforts. Full story: www.lohud.com
December 15, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2015) BOSTON — Two transit employees whose quick action is credited with bringing a driverless Red Line train to a safe stop were honored Monday at a Statehouse ceremony. Gov. Charlie Baker presented citations to Mark McNeill...
December 15, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Hartford Courant, December 14, 2015) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut plays a crucial role in any design for modernizing Amtrak’s heavily used Northeast Corridor, according to maps presented by federal regulators on Monday evening. Full story: Hartford...
