November 30, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, November 30, 2015) NEW YORK — Private money is expected to fund part of a $20 billion rail tunnel project linking New Jersey with Manhattan, according to a senior executive at the national rail network Amtrak. Full story:...
November 25, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, November 24, 2015) CHICAGO — Metra officials Tuesday unveiled their latest tools in the battle against the ravages of winter. Some $120,000 in additions to this year’s winter arsenal, for the first time, include two new devices for...
November 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Opinion column by Joseph Albright for the Jersey Journal, November 24, 2015) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In the rarefied atmosphere of bipartisan cooperation, Gov. Chris Christie, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Obama administration officials agreed to the $20...
November 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 25, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — One of the nation’s leading financial rating agencies has weighed in on the Gateway Tunnel project, deeming it necessary to the regional economy and joined others who’ve suggested charging riders to...
November 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, November 24, 2015) NEW YORK — New Jersey doesn’t have enough money to pay for its part of Amtrak’s proposed $20 billion Hudson River tunnel and related rail improvements, Moody’s Investors Service said. Full story: Globe and...
November 24, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Connecticut Post, November 22, 2015) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad will offer off peak fares through the upcoming four-day Thanksgiving holiday, and add trains to handle the expected crush of passengers. Full story: Connecticut...
November 20, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 18, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Efforts to restore a federal transit program that provides $50 million annually for NJ Transit received a boost when U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. was named Wednesday to a House-Senate committee writing...
November 20, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 19, 2015) NEWARK — Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials Thursday started work to form the agency they would lead to oversee construction of the proposed Gateway rail tunnel. Full story: www.nj.com
November 20, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 18, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — With the announcement that NJ Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim was leaving to become president of the New York City Transit system, the search is on for a replacement. But what are the major issues...
November 20, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 17, 2015) NEWARK — NJ Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim will leave the agency at the end of the year, she said in a memo to employees this morning, and will take over running the nation’s largest bus and subway system. Full...
