August 10, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Baltimore Sun, August 10, 2015) BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Transit Administration wants to spend $58 million to buy eight diesel locomotives for its MARC service to replace its fleet of electric engines — welcome news for commuting regulars. MARC’s...
August 10, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Record, August 8, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Taxpayers have spent nearly $1.2 billion on the as-yet-fruitless effort to expand rail access across the Hudson, according to new information obtained from the Port Authority, NJ Transit and other government...
August 10, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, August 9, 2015) NEW YORK — Two weeks after the federal government’s top transportation official urged the governors of New York and New Jersey to meet with him about how to solve the problems plaguing rail service between their states, Gov....
August 7, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 7, 2015) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Boston company wants to offer the first private passenger rail line in the nation in more than 30 years, reviving a once-popular business model that was stopped dead in its tracks decades ago. Full story:...
August 7, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 6, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — A fire at Penn Station Newark briefly halted all Amtrak and NJ Transit rail service at the busy rail terminal this afternoon and left one track out of service for the evening commute. Full story:...
August 7, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 6, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak officials will take center stage on Monday answering questions about how much borrowed time the 105-year-old Hudson River tunnels are living on and what are the options if one closes, the infrastructure...
August 6, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, August 5, 2015) NEW YORK — A baby girl was born early Tuesday morning at the World Trade Center’s commuter train station, according to a tweet from the official World Trade Center account. Full story: USA Today
August 6, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Detroit Free Press, August 5, 2015) DETROIT, Mich. — A year after construction began on the M-1 Rail transit line, officials say passenger service should begin in spring 2017 rather than late 2016 as initially predicted with more time needed to work through...
August 6, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, August 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As he runs for president in 2016, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is being dogged by a decision early in his gubernatorial term to cancel construction of a rail tunnel between his state and New York City. Full...
August 6, 2015 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, August 6, 2015) NEW YORK — For six days in July, equipment failures forced New Jersey Transit trains to share a single Hudson River tunnel, delaying Manhattan commuters as long as 90 minutes. Such disruptions will mount even if Amtrak, the national...
