August 28, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Urban Milwaukee, August 25, 2015) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The story of Talgo, the Spanish manufacturer of trains, and its dispute with Republican leaders, just keeps getting worse for taxpayers. Last week we learned that state officials have agreed to pay $9.7...
August 27, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 27, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — To accommodate passengers and employees at Philadelphia International Airport during the pope’s visit, SEPTA will run its Airport Regional Rail Line in and out of the city every 30 minutes all day...
August 26, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 24, 2015) The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award New Jersey Transit more than $71.4 million in Hurricane Sandy recovery funds for various repair and resiliency projects. Full story: Progressive...
August 25, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: ABC News, August 24, 2015) NEW YORK — Days after three Americans subdued an AK-47-wielding gunman on a Paris-bound commuter train, Amtrak, one of America’s largest passenger rail companies, is reassuring travelers in the states that the carrier is taking...
August 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 18, 2015) TRENTON, N.J. — A meeting on Tuesday between Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey’s two U.S. senators and the head of the federal transportation department that was described as “substantive and productive” yielded a...
August 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, August 21, 2015) NEW YORK — Fixes aren’t quick in a commuter-rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. Not when the crew is diverted to a more pressing repair. Not when 300 feet of faulty power cable is pulled from its housing and another 100 feet...
August 25, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: National Public Radio, August 23, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The workweek got off to a rough start for New Jersey rail commuters recently. A disabled train blocked one of the two rail tunnels under the Hudson River to Penn Station during the Monday morning rush...
August 14, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, August 13, 2015) NEW YORK — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won’t attend a meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss reviving Amtrak’s Gateway tunnel project under the Hudson River. Full story:...
August 14, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13, 2015) NEW YORK — As the governors of New Jersey and New York struggle to head off urgent calls to prevent an interruption of cross-Hudson rail travel, a U.S. senator and a prominent transit advocate are proposing that the...
August 14, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: City Lab, August 13, 2015) NEW YORK — In January 2011, Senator Chuck Schumer warned that disinvestment in rail infrastructure between New York and New Jersey could cause a decline in the region’s economic viability. That was shortly after New Jersey Governor...
