November 13, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, November 12, 2015) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad and Metra on Nov. 11, announced that the Cary, Crystal Lake, Elmhurst, Geneva, Lake Forest, Palatine and South Chicago Heights police departments will receive funding to enhance their...
November 13, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, November 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — NJ Transit would lose $50 million in annual federal aid under a six-year highway and transit bill approved by the House last week. Full story: Asbury Park Press
November 13, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, November 12, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama on Thursday announced the formation of a second three-member board to try to resolve a labor dispute between NJ Transit and its labor unions. Full story: www.nj.com
November 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Journal News, November 10, 2015) NEW YORK — An assistant conductor aboard the Metro-North train that crashed in the Bronx almost two years ago testified Tuesday she felt “betrayed” upon learning the commuter rail failed to employ backup safety devices...
November 12, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Magazine, November 11, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA announced today it has formally awarded Siemens a $113 million contract to build 13 new locomotives, for delivery in 2018. The sleek new SEPTA ACS-64 locomotives are similar to those Amtrak...
November 12, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, November 11, 2015) NEW YORK — Federal and state officials announced an agreement on Wednesday to create a corporation within the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to oversee long-awaited plans to build a new rail tunnel under the...
November 10, 2015 | Commuter Rail, DOT, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 9, 2015) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the Barnum Station Project in...
November 9, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2015) CHICAGO — A federal report says air quality testing found soot concentrations were higher on the platforms at Chicago’s Union Station than on the streets outside the commuter station. Full story: State...
November 9, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Politico New York, November 6, 2015) NEW YORK — NEW YORK — In August, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the region to create a separate “development corporation” to build a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown...
November 6, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Orlando Sentinel, November 6, 2016) ORLANDO, Fla. — A SunRail collision in Winter Park that injured 10 people last month occurred when the commuter train hit a dump truck parked too close to the tracks on property leased by Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary and...
